Navajo Indian Style Genuine Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Traditional Belt Buckle.

This Navajo style belt buckle is an incredible piece of hand made jewelry. It weighs almost four ounces! Very close to 100K of Turquoise and Coral, extremely heavy belt buckle. It showcases a large gathering of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise nuggets (the Tiffany of Turquoise). This group of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise stones has been surrounded by high quality hand cut cabochons of genuine Red Gold Coral. They give a strong look to this buckle having great contrast with the sky blue Turquoise. The Turquoise and Coral have been set on a high quality heavy gauge Sterling Silver Belt Buckle. This Sterling Silver Belt Buckle has been dressed with a group of hand made Sterling Silver tear drops and a hand twisted Sterling Silver wire. Made in our shop. This Turquoise and Coral Belt Buckle is 3-1/2" wide and 3" tall with a 1-1/2" wide keeper on the back. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist Cynthia.

The Sleeping Beauty mine is located near Globe, Arizona. Its turquoise is noted for its solid, light blue color with no matrix. Sleeping Beauty turquoise is the favorite of the Zuni Pueblo silversmiths for use in petite point, needlepoint, and inlay jewelry. This mine is one of the largest in North America and is still operating.

Coral, produced by tiny marine animals, is usually obtained from the Mediterranean Sea. Coral is available in a variety of colors. Native Americans have prized this gem for over 4 centuries. Red coral, sometimes called "precious coral," was believed to change color according to one's health, but only if the stone was not fashioned by man. Strings of coral were considered a gift of royal proportion in parts of Africa; the ancient Romans touted its curative powers.