Turquoise and Spiny Oyster Sterling Silver Necklace.

This Turquoise and Spiny Oyster Sterling Silver Necklace is an elegant piece of hand made Turquoise jewelry. This necklace features gorgeous hand cut cabochons of genuine Turquoise. The Turquoise stones have been artfully surrounded by hand cut inlaid stones of genuine Spiny Oyster. The warm colors of the Spiny Oyster beautifully contrast with the cool colors of the Turquoise. These gemstones have been set in the brilliance of Sterling Silver. Contemporary made. This completely adjustable necklace has a total length of 18". Stamped Sterling. Turquoise stones may slightly vary. You'll be getting one from the group of hand made Turquoise Necklaces 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.