Navajo Indian Turquoise Nugget Sterling Silver Concho Belt 0886-CN
Navajo Indian Turquoise Nugget Sterling Silver Concho Belt.
We've seen similar belts like this on line retailing for as much as $5500.00 Have you seen Ralph Lauren's latest runway fashions featuring concho belts? This is the perfect southwestern belt! It doesn't get much better than this! This Navajo made concho belt features sky blue nuggets of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise). Each nugget of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise has been set in individually hand made Sterling Silver bezels that were soldered to the die struck & hand stamped, Sterling Silver buckle, conchos, and butterflies. Every concho and butterfly has been backed with red leather. Individually hand made Sterling Silver 'Navajo Tear Drops' fill the negative spaces between the Turquoise nuggets. The buckle is 2-1/4" by 2-7/8". Each of the nine conchos are 1-1/8" by 1-3/8". Each of the ten butterflies are 7/8" by 1-1/8". The leather belt can be cut to fit. Let us know your belt size in the 'comment box' as you check out. Stamped Sterling, signed by the Navajo artist. Marbling of gemstones may slightly, the photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand made concho belt you'll receive.
In Indian folklore it is said that there was once a chief with turquoise colored skin. One day he was running from his enemies in the hot desert. Whenever he stopped to rest, his perspiration ran onto the ground, collected in rocks and became turquoise.
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.
Please measure your waist and allow us to know your exact waist size in the 'comment box' as you check out so we can make sure that this concho belt is perfect for you. For concho belts that come with leather, if you do not give us your size specifications the leather belt will come to you unpunched.
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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