Turquoise Jewelry Coral Sterling Silver Inlaid Post Earrings 1604-ER
Turquoise Jewelry Coral Sterling Silver Inlaid Post Earrings.
These earrings are true beauties. This pair was finely hand crafted out of shimmering Sterling Silver. They come from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The center of each earring in this pair holds a hand made inlaid display of Turquoise, Coral, Malachite, Jet, Melon Shell, and Sugilite (all block). This pair has been hand made out of shimmering Sterling Silver for a beautiful shine. These post earrings are 3/4" long. Stamped Sterling.
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. |