Navajo Indian Turquoise Jewelry Silver Mercury Dime Bead Necklace 2399-BNK
Navajo Indian Turquoise Jewelry Silver Mercury Dime Bead Necklace.
This Navajo Indian Turquoise Jewelry Silver Mercury Dime Bead Necklace is an elegant and unique piece of hand made Native American jewelry. This necklace was hand strung in our shop by Navajo Indian jewelry artist Berlinda Begay. Berlinda strung disc beads of block Turquoise in graduated sizes for a fashionable look. The center of this Turquoise bead necklace has been dressed with a bench bead made from shining domed Mercury Dimes. Each end of this fine piece of Turquoise jewelry is dressed with a Silver cone. This Navajo Indian Necklace is 21-1/2" 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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