Sterling Silver Pony Tail Hair Barrette Navajo Indian Turquoise Jewelry.

This Sterling Silver Barrette is the perfect way to dress up your pony tail. This is a traditional yet fashionable piece of Native American jewelry. This sensational pony tail barrette was hand cut out of shimmering Sterling Silver. The hand domed Barrette features a cab of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise framed with traditional hand stamped designs. This hair barrette will match up perfectly with any other Silver jewelry that's already in your collection. It's about 7/8" wide and 1-1/2" long. Stamped Sterling and signed by the Navajo artist BB. The group shot shows the variation in each piece.

The Dine' (or Navajo) People are a unique group of American Indians still living the traditional way of life throughout the four corners region of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo people have returned to the original name, the Dine' (pronounced di-nay'h), given to them by their holy people. The Dine' land (aka Navajo reservation) on top of Oak Creek Canyon is the largest reservation established for the Dine', covering about 25,000 sq. miles of land, and is located in parts of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. The Navajo were the first to produce jewelry that required the working of metal. Their love of metal working can be traced to the Spanish arrival in the Southwest. The silver bridles and horse trappings of the Conquistadors were admired and often stolen by the raiding Navajos. Later when the area became part of Mexico, Mexican silversmiths traded jewelry to wealthy Navajo for sheep.

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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