Turquoise Badger Claw Pendant Sterling Silver Soaring Eagle Pendant.

An impressive combination of the eagle and the badger. This Turquoise pendant is hand crafted from shimmering Sterling Silver. The Sterling Silver eagle sits above a genuine Badger Claw. A strong design with a hand cut cab of sky blue Turquoise. This pendant is 1-7/8" long and includes a complimentary chain. Made in the U.S.A.

To Native Americans, the eagle embodied not only ferocity but also purity, for it flew high in the atmosphere, where the air was clearest - and where, in the belief of many Indians, the Great Spirit resided. Those who wished to ask something of the Great Spirit sometimes sent their message by way of the eagle spirit. Some believe birds to be symbols of the soul, as well as intermediaries to the gods.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and believe that it helps 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.