Navajo Indian Jewelry Turquoise Silver Native American Belt Buckle.

This Navajo Indian Jewelry Turquoise Silver Native American Belt Buckle is a great piece of hand made Native American jewelry art. This Navajo Indian Belt Buckle was hand made out of shining Sterling Silver. A top quality nugget of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise) dresses the center of the Sterling Silver buckle. The natural robins egg blue color of the Turquoise perfectly compliments the Sterling Silver. Turquoise and Silver, you can't go wrong with that. Native American jewelry artists often use Turquoise in their work to honor the Father Sky. This Turquoise Belt Buckle is 2" by 3" with a 1-1/2" wide keeper on the back. Stamped Sterling. Turquoise nuggets and stamping may slightly vary.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.

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. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC