Native American Wild Horse Magnesite Sterling Silver Squash Blossom Necklace

BEAUTIFUL! This Native American Wild Horse Magnesite Squash Blossom Necklace is a traditional and highly fashionable piece of hand-made Navajo Jewelry. This sensational Squash Blossom Necklace features gorgeous hand-cut cabochons of Genuine Wild Horse Magnesite. The Magnesite offers up plenty of beautiful natural character with its contrasting white and brown matrix. Sterling Silver bench beads and squash blossom figures add to the glimmer of this one. This necklace is 31" long. The Naja is 4-1/2" by 5-1/8". The other stone settings are approximately 1-5/8" long, are embellished with a Sterling Silver hand-twisted wire and encircling dots and hang on a double strand of Sterling Silver bench beads. The necklace is finished on each end by a Sterling Silver cone with a hook-eye and comb clasp. Stamped Sterling, hand-made in our shop and signed by the Navajo artist Verna Blackgoat. The matrix in the stones may vary slightly. You will be receiving one from the group. The photo is an excellent representation of the one-of-a-kind hand-made bracelet you'll receive.

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.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize 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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