Traditional Overlaid Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Belt Buckle 0948-BB
Traditional Overlaid Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Belt Buckle
This Traditional Overlaid Genuine Turquoise Sterling Silver Belt Buckle is a great piece of hand made functional art. This Belt Buckle was hand made out of shining Sterling Silver. A gorgeous inlaid pattern of genuine Turquoise dresses the center of the Sterling Silver buckle. The natural color of the Turquoise perfectly compliments the Sterling Silver. Turquoise and Silver can't go wrong. Native American jewelry artists often use Turquoise in their work to honor the Father Sky. This Turquoise Belt Buckle is hand-made and is 2-1/8" by 2-7/8" with a 1-1/8" wide keeper on the back. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist. You will be receiving the item in the pictures below.
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.
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