Turquoise Jewelry Native American Sterling Silver Necklace by Navajo Indian artist Emerson 0813-NK
Turquoise Jewelry Native American Sterling Silver Necklace.
This Native American Turquoise Silver Necklace is a truly impressive piece of Navajo Indian jewelry. Turquoise jewelry like this is high in elegance and fashion. This necklace was made by master Navajo Indian silversmith Jimmy Emerson. Jimmy hand picked three rich nuggets of genuine Turquoise. This Turquoise looks to be some Kingman and it beautifully showcases its natural blue colors and markings. This Native American Indian necklace has the traditional look of Turquoise and Silver. Each nugget of this Turquoise has been set in an individually hand made Sterling Silver casing that was soldered to a hand cut, hand stamped Sterling Silver sheet. This necklace was hand strung with Sterling Silver bench beads and it was dressed on each end with a Silver cone. This necklace is 15-3/4" long. Turquoise nuggets may slightly vary. You'll be getting one from this group of Turquoise necklaces.
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.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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