VINTAGE NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & GEM QUALITY TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE
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VINTAGE NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & GEM QUALITY TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE:
$295.01
VINTAGE NAVAJO HANDMADE STERLING SILVER AND GEM QUALITY TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE
One of the most recognizable artifacts of the Native American Culture.
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.
The necklace measures 27-12\" long.
The Naja pendant measures 2-5/8\" in diameter. Features ten turquoise settings that range in sizes from 5/8\" long and 3/8\" wide the largest and 5/16\" long and 1/4\" wide the smallest.
The necklace has twelve turquoise pendants or squash blossoms, measuring approximately 9/16\" long and 7/16\" wide the largest and 7/16\" long and 3/8\" wide the smallest.The turquoise settings measure 1/2\" long and 7/16\" wide the largest and 7/16\" long and 3/8\" wide the smallest.
Coiled sterling silver links combined with handmade beads. The melon beads measure 7/8\" long and 1/4\" in diameter. The round beads are 5/16\" in diameter. The two extensions of beads are strung on plastic coated wire.
Amazing detail.Total weight of the necklace is 98g.
Elegant handcrafted Native American necklace.
In original condition with a beautiful patina. All the stones are secure in their bezels.
Be the proud owner of this wonderful Native American treasure.More pictures below.
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VINTAGE NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & GEM QUALITY TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE:
$295.01