Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Eagle Dancer Kachina Pendant

This Turquoise Coral Silver Eagle Dancer Kachina Pendant is a sensational piece of Turquoise jewelry. This impressive pendant was hand made from shimmering Sterling Silver to create the traditional image of a Native American Indian Eagle Kachina Dancer. This shining Sterling Silver Kachina Pendant holds gorgeous hand cut cabochons of genuine Turquoise and genuine Coral. The Turquoise and Coral contrast one another beautifully. Native American jewelry artists often use Turquoise and Coral in their work to honor the Father Sky and Mother Earth. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this Turquoise Coral Silver Kachina Pendant is 2-1/2" long and 2" wide. Stamped Sterling.

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.

The existence of coral for Adornment, and it's great demand in our world, dates back over ten thousand years. The name for this is "Moorish or Oxblood Jewelry" Quality Coral is also referred to as RED GOLD!! Coral is known to be used as a gem since prehistoric times. Coral has a history of religious meaning and is one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures. Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against bleeding, evil spirits, and hurricanes.