Native American Turquoise Jewelry Sterling Silver Necklace By Navajo Indian artist Bennett 3069-NK
Native American Turquoise Jewelry Sterling Silver Necklace By Navajo Indian artist Bennett.
This Native American Turquoise Jewelry Silver Necklace is a highly fashionable way to accessorize. Turquoise jewelry is high in fashion now for its natural color and elegance. This necklace features hand cut cabochons of genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise delivers its natural character to this gorgeous hand crafted Sterling Silver. Native American jewelry artists of the southwest often use Turquoise in their work to honor the Father Sky. These Turquoise and Sterling Silver settings appear on a box link chain to create a completely adjustable necklace. The total length of this fine piece of Turquoise jewelry is 18". The matching French hook earrings are 7/8" long. Stamped Sterling. Signed by the Navajo Indian Jewelry artist Ray Bennett.
Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. It has been mined for eons since at least 6000 BC. by early Egyptians. Its history also includes beautiful ornamental creations by Native Americans and Persians. Its popularity is still quite strong today. Although crystals of any size are rare, some small crystals have been found in Virginia and elsewhere. Most specimens are cryptocrystalline, meaning that the crystals could only be seen by a microscope. The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. The name comes from a French word which means stone of Turkey, from where Persian material passed on its way to Europe.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize that it is important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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