Turquoise Nugget Beaded Silver Choker Necklace.

This choker necklace is just full of natural character. This one has been hand strung with gorgeous nuggets of genuine Turquoise. The center of this necklace has been dressed with 9mm Turquoise beads. A pair of plated Silver Bali Bead Spacers artfully separate the Turquoise beads from the Turquoise nuggets. This Turquoise delivers plenty of natural beauty with its natural blue, green, and earth tone colors. Non Indian made. The length of this one is 16".

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.