Native American Turquoise Nugget Sterling Silver Bear Paw Bolo Tie.

This Bolo Tie is an impressive piece of hand made Native American jewelry art. This bolo features the hand cut, traditional Bear Paw symbol shown in a Sterling Silver shadow box. The palm of the Bear Paw holds a large nugget of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise). Sterling Silver, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, the shadow box Bear Paw symbol, this is the perfect southwestern bolo tie! Made in our shop. This Navajo Indian bolo is 2" by 2-1/2" with a 44" long 4-ply leather bolo cord. Stamped Sterling. Signed by the Navajo Indian jewelry artist with our hallmark. Turquoise nuggets may slightly vary. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand made bolo tie you'll receive.

In Indian folklore it is said that there was once a chief with turquoise colored skin. One day he was running from his enemies in the hot desert. Whenever he stopped to rest, his perspiration ran onto the ground, collected in rocks and became turquoise.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.