Traditional Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Jewelry Silver Native American Concho Belt.

Dress those jeans up in style! This classic concho belt features nuggets of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise). Each nugget of this Turquoise has been set in an individually hand made nickel Silver casing that was sweated to the nickel Silver conchos and buckle. Traditional hand stamped southwestern designs and fine line details adorn the buckle and conchos with style. Made in our shop. The buckle is 2" by 2-1/2", and each of the fifteen conchos are 3/4" by 1-1/4". The leather belt can be cut to fit. Just send us your size. Signed by the Navajo Indian jewelry artist JE (Jimmy Emerson) This can be high shine or old pawn in the look of the Silver, please let us know what you prefer.

In Indian folklore it is said that there was once a chief with turquoise colored skin. One day he was running from his enemies in the hot desert. Whenever he stopped to rest, his perspiration ran onto the ground, collected in rocks and became turquoise.

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.

Please measure your waist and allow us to know your exact waist size in the 'comment box' as you check out so we can make sure that this concho belt is perfect for you. If you do not give us your size specifications the leather belt will come to you unpunched.