Turquoise Lapis Inlaid Sterling Silver Thunder Bird Taditional Post Earrings

These Turquoise Lapis Inlaid Sterling Silver Bird Jewelry Post Earrings are impressive pieces of hand-made jewelry. The earrings feature an incredible traditional inlaid design made from hand-cut stones of genuine Turquoise, Lapis, Jet, Coral and Mother of Pearl. This colorful mix of Turquoise and other gemstones creates a fashionably exotic look. These gemstones have been intricately inlaid into a hand-made casing of Sterling Silver to create the traditional Indian image of a bird figure. These post earrings are 11/16" long and 11-16" wide. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist. You will be receiving one pair of earrings from the group pictured below.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.