KEITH JAMES Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace | J

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KEITH JAMES Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace | J:
$614.99

Up for sale is an excellent vintage Navajo handmade sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace by Native American silversmith Keith James!

The classic squash blossom necklace features a crescent shaped pendant, called \"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 1600s, the saddles and bridles of huge muscled horses of the Spanish Conquistadors where fitted with sterling silver crescent-shaped pendants of Moorish origin.

For the next 200 years, as the two cultures cycled through various phases of peace and conflict in the struggle for power, the Navajo adopted and incorporated these and other traditional Spanish ornaments into their jewelry.

Early on, the Navajo wore the Nah-Hah as an ornament of beauty and these pieces also came to symbolize wealth. Eventually became associated with crop fertility and worn during ceremonies related to the agricultural cycles. It was customary for Medicine men to wear them as well.

This beautiful squash blossom necklace measures 23\"long and weighs166.7g.The naja pendant measures 2-7/8\" long and 2-5/16\" wide.The side pendants measure approximately1-1/2\" long and 5/8\" wide.The back of the naja is stamped with the maker\'s initial, K.In excellent vintage condition with a light patina. No missing or damaged stones. The necklace has been tested and examined for purity and is sterling silver.

You will receive the exact necklace pictured.

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