Tommy Singer Native American Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Treasure Necklace 3691-BNK
Tommy Singer Native American Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Treasure Necklace.
This is an exceptional design from Navajo jewelry artist Tommy Singer. This treasure necklace features genuine Turquoise beads artfully hand strung in graduated sizes with shimmering Sterling Silver tube beads. The Sterling tube beads are hand made by master silversmith Tommy Singer from scratch. An artful variety of colored gemstones including Genuine Coral, Lapis, Black Onyx, Agate, and Charoite intermix in dazzling patterns with the elegant Sterling Silver beads. Made by Tommy Singer, this necklace is of the highest quality - a wearable work of Navajo art. These necklaces are 18" in length and signed T. Singer. Gemstone arrangements will vary slightly, no two treasure necklaces are exactly the same. You'll getting one from the group of Tommy Singer necklaces pictured below.
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.
Thomas Singer, is known throughout the world for his jewelry work. His overlay pieces incorporate the most traditional of Navajo design - designs that have endured for years and years. Many of these designs are of Navajo rugs and other traditional designs. Jeweler Thomas Singer is a Navajo Indian from Winslow, Arizona. Tommy Singer states, "Every piece is made with the meanings from my traditional ways - the Navajo way of living, my father was a silversmith. He taught me and wanted me to continue this trade. It was by father's dream that I learn to silversmith so that I can continue his belief".
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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