Navajo Natural Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace 1094-NK
Navajo Natural Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace
This is the perfect necklace. This shimmering Navajo Sterling Silver necklace features a very generous portion of genuine sky blue Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise). Each Sleeping Beauty Turquoise nugget has been perfectly set in Sterling Silver casings that were sweated to the hand cut Sterling Silver sheets. Turquoise and Silver, you can't go wrong with that. The box link chain makes this one completely adjustable. It is 19" long in total. The matching earrings hang from the French hook at a length of 1-5/8". Stamped Sterling.
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.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize that it is 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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