Pink Shell Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace, Bracelet, Earrings Jewelry Set 3465-NK-SET
Pink Shell Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace, Bracelet, Earrings Jewelry Set.
This is a gorgeous collection of hand made Sterling Silver jewelry. This set includes a necklace, a bracelet, and pair of French hook earrings. Each piece of jewelry in this set features hand cut, hand etched stones of genuine Pink Shell. Hand cut stones of genuine Black Onyx and Turquoise have been inlaid into the Pink Shell with perfect precision. These gemstones have been set in the brilliance of Sterling Silver. Non Indian made. The necklace is 17-1/2" long. The cuff bracelet is 1-3/8" wide. The French hook earrings are 1-1/4" long. Stamped Sterling.
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. |