Navajo Indian Turquoise Heishi Bead Silver Choker Necklace.

This choker necklace is full of natural character. This beautiful piece of Native American jewelry has been hand strung with nuggets of genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise offers up its natural blue-green colors for a highly fashionable look. Genuine Penn Shell heishi beads provide the spacing between Turquoise nuggets and the extensions with their natural earth tone colors. A plated Silver bead artfully adorns each end. This fantastic choker is 15-1/4" long.

Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. It has been mined for eons since at least 6000 BC. by early Egyptians. Its history also includes beautiful ornamental creations by Native Americans and Persians. Its popularity is still quite strong today. Although crystals of any size are rare, some small crystals have been found in Virginia and elsewhere. Most specimens are crypto crystalline, meaning that the crystals could only be seen by a microscope. The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. The name comes from a French word, which means stone of Turkey, from where Persian material passed on its way to Europe.

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.