Navajo Turquoise Purple Oyster Shell Sterling Silver Bead Necklace RX112637

MATERIALS:

Sterling Silver, real Turquoise and Purple Oyster Shell.

MEASUREMENTS:

Necklace measures approximately 26-1/2" long and weighs 113 grams.

DESCRIPTION: 

This gorgeous necklace is absolutely distinctive in each and every way! This piece of Native American Jewelry jewelry is Navajo hand strung out of genuine sterling silver, along with real Turquoise and Purple Oyster Shell beads. The necklace consists of: 6-mm Purple Oyster Shell round beads, and Turquoise wheel beads that that beautifully graduate, allowing the largest center beads to measure 22-mm and the smallest beads at the end to measure 13-mm. Each end of the necklace is completed with a silver cone for a phenomenal finish. The cones are stamped sterling.

Turquoise is the birthstone of December. It is believed that turquoise tends to bring good fortune, strength and helps overcome illness. Turquoise got its name from the Levantine traders called Turks who brought the stone to Europe from Persia via Turkey centuries ago. Native Americans have prized turquoise since the time of the Aztecs, who mined it in New Mexico. The natural variations that occur in turquoise are part of their appeal and beauty.