Turquoise and Black Onyx Inlaid Sterling Silver Necklace.

This necklace is full of natural beauty. This necklace has an impressive and gorgeous inlaid design made from perfectly hand cut stones of genuine Turquoise and genuine Spiny Oyster. These gemstones beautifully contrast one another making this necklace a highly attractive piece of hand made jewelry. The Turquoise and Spiny Oyster look great against the brilliance of Sterling Silver. It has a box link chain for complete flexibility. Non Indian made. This necklace has a total length of 18". The matching post earrings are 2" long. Stamped Sterling. The matrix of the gemstones may slightly vary. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand made necklace you'll receive.

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.