Navajo TURQUOISE SILVER Hair Comb Begay 1259-JA
Dress your hair your a with hand made work of art. This hair comb features hand made clusters of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise). These hand cut Turquoise pieces have each been set in individually hand made Sterling Silver bezels that were soldered to the hand cut Sterling Silver sheets. The Turquoise and Sterling Silver clusters were set to a plastic comb. It is 2" by 2-3/4". Don't let this one pass you by!
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. Man, from the earliest times, has considered the adornment of his person to be as necessary as food and shelter. The Indians of the Southwest are no exception. They have loved fine jewelry, esteemed it as wealth, and worn it profusely. Today the use of Indian jewelry has spread far beyond its original boundaries and its appreciation has become world-wide. 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. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC |