Three Strand Turquoise Beaded Silver Choker Necklace.

This necklace is a beautiful work of art. This one features three strands of genuine Turquoise beads. This necklace has it all with round Turquoise beads, Turquoise cube beads, and Turquoise nugget beads.These Turquoise beads have been strung back-to-back for the pure look of Turquoise. Each end of this necklace is dressed with a Silver Bali Bead casings. The total length of this choker is 17-3/4", and it has a 4" long extension chain.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.