Navajo Indian Jewelry TURQUOISE CORAL SILVER Belt Buckle 1635-BB
Navajo Indian Jewelry Turquoise Coral Silver Belt Buckle.
A striking arrangement of Turquoise and Coral nuggets spaced with Sterling Silver dots on a massive size belt buckle. This impressive accessory is 3-1/4" by 2-1/2". The keeper on the back of the buckle will accomadate a 1-1/2" belt. Made in our shop. This style, this size can be worn by male or female, so cinch up those tight fittin' jeans and go dancing. Signed by the Navajo artist, with a hallmark and stamped Sterling.
Individuality and authenticity are what make Indian jewelry valuable. Today's craftsmen cut and shape turquoise, shell and other stone by much the same methods as their ancestors used. Southwest Indians today are perhaps best known for the beauty and variety of their jewelry. Not only is it prized by the collector, but also by the Indian him or herself. Jewelry is considered as wealth and any ceremonial occasion is used to display it. One of the most striking features of a dance is the quantity and variety of jewelry worn by the dancers. 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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