Turquoise Pendant Sterling Silver Opal Jewelry 1462-PN
Turquoise Pendant Sterling Silver Opal Jewelry.
This Inlaid Turquoise Opal Silver Jewelry Pendant is an impressive and elegant piece of hand made jewelry. The center of this pendant features a traditional and captivating inlaid pattern made from perfectly hand cut pieces of genuine Turquoise, and sparkling lab Blue Opal. The Turquoise and Opal compliment one another for a spectacular look. The inlaid design appears on a heavy gauge Sterling Silver pendant. The Sterling Silver features lost wax southwestern designs. Non Indian made. Suspended from a complimentary bead chain, this Silver pendant is 1-3/8" 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. |