Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace Signed │RS LXX
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Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace Signed │RS LXX:
$990.00
Up for sale is a gorgeous old pawn Native American Navajo sterling silver and turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace.
One of the most recognizable artifacts of the Native American Culture. Traditionally associated with the Navajo silversmiths, rather it is a fascinating consolidation of influences traced historically back hundreds of years.
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 were 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 25\" from end to end and weighs 284g.
The naja pendant measures 3\" tall and 3-1/2\" wide.
The squash blossom pendants measure approximately 2-3/8\" by 15/16\" the largest and 2-1/4\" by 7/8\" the smallest.
The handmade beads measure 5/16\"in diameter and the necklace is strung on sterling silver chain with a hook and eye clasp.
The necklace has the maker\'s hallmark stamped and it has been tested and examined for purity and is sterling silver. In addition, it has no test marks or cosmetic damage on the piece.
The squash blossom necklace pictured is the one you will receive.
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Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace Signed │RS LXX:
$990.00