Exquisite Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace

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Exquisite Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace:
$2000.00

Exquisite Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
This necklace is one of the most recognizable artifacts of the Native American Culture. It is traditionally associated with Navajo silversmiths. These necklaces and their elements of design can be historically traced back for hundreds of years.
History:The classic squash blossom necklacefeatures a crescent shaped pendant, called a \"Naja\" (Nah-Hah) the Navajo word for \"crescent,\" a symbol that was common to many of the earliest civilizations. In the late 1500s and early 1600, the saddles and bridles of the huge muscled horses of the Spanish Conquistadors were fitted with sterling silver crescent-shaped pendants of Moorish origin.
For the next 200 years the Navajo adopted and incorporated these and other traditional Spanish ornaments into their jewelry.
Early on, the Navajowore the Nah-Hah as an ornament of beauty and these pieces also came to symbolize wealth. They eventually became associated with crop fertilityand worn during ceremonies related to the agricultural cycles. It was customary for Shamen to wear them as well.
Necklace DescriptionThis beautiful squash blossom necklace measures 23\" long and weighs 105 grams.
The Naja pendent measures 2\" tall and 1 7/8\" wide.
The squash blossom pendents measure 1 3/4\" by 3/8\"
The handmade beads are 1/4\" in diameter.
The necklace is strung with the original waxed twine with a Sterlinghook and eye clasp.
The turquoise is mostly free of veins and inclusions and is a true turquoise color. It is of exceptional beauty.
There are the initials CB etched on the Naja.
This necklace was purchased as \"Old Pawn\" in the 50\'s and has remained in the family since that time.