Native American Turquoise and Ruby Zoisite Sterling Silver Pendant 1455-NK-NEW
Native American Turquoise and Ruby Zoisite Sterling Silver Pendant.
This pendant is an impressive piece of hand made Native American jewelry. This pendant prominently features a large hand cut cabochon of genuine Ruby Zoisite. This Zoisite has been surrounded with beautiful hand cut round cabochons of genuine Turquoise. The Ruby Zoisite and Turquoise stones have been set against the brilliance of Sterling Silver. This pendant has a hand cut scalloped edge with hand stamped details. Made in our shop. Suspended from a complimentary Turquoise and Australian Jade bead chain, this pendant can range in length from 3-1/2" to 3-3/4". Stamped Sterling. Signed by the Navajo artist with our hallmark. Due to the hand made nature of this item some slight variations may occur from piece to piece. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand made pendant you'll receive. The group shot of the Ruby Zoisite cabs is meant to give you an idea of the range variation.
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.
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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