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Native American Turquoise Sterling Silver Cuff Watch Bracelet 3076-WT
Native American Turquoise Sterling Silver Cuff Watch Bracelet.
Genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise nuggets cascading like a waterfall with sparkling Sterling Silver 'Navajo Tear Drops', rippling through a waterfall of sea blue. Hand made Sterling Silver fans showcase the watch and hand stamped Southwest style details adorn the shimmering cuff. Made in our shop. The Sterling Silver cuff is 1-1/2" wide and will fit from a 6-1/2" to a 7-1/2" wrist comfortably. Stamped Sterling and signed by the Navajo artist with a hallmark. Complimentary watch face is included for your convenience, since it is a freebie, you may not receive the exact same watch face that is pictured.
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.
Navajos comprise the largest tribe in the joined states, living on the largest reservation which is situated in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. A feeling of tribal strength is expressed in their own name, The Navajo Nation.
The Navajo were the first to produce jewelry that required the working of metal. Their love of metal working can be traced to the Spanish arrival in the Southwest. The silver bridles and horse trappings of the Conquistadors were admired and often stolen by the raiding Navajos. Later when the area became part of Mexico, Mexican silversmiths traded jewelry to wealthy Navajo for sheep. Jewelry became a symbol of wealth.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's 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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