Navajo Indian Jewelry Turquoise Nugget Beaded Silver Choker Necklace.

This Navajo Indian Jewelry Turquoise Nugget Beaded Silver Choker Necklace is a highly fashionable piece of Native American Indian jewelry. This fine piece of Turquoise jewelry is elegant and sophisticated. This choker necklace has been hand strung with gorgeous nuggets of genuine Turquoise. Finely faceted black beads appear between the Turquoise nuggets offering an elegant contrast to the bright green hues of the Turquoise. Each end of this Turquoise necklace is dressed with a Silver cone. Strung in our shop by Navajo Indian jewelry artist Berlinda Begay. This Navajo Indian Turquoise choker necklace is 19" long.

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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