Sterling Silver Peyote Bird Chip Inlay Squash Blossom Necklace Navajo Zuni
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning Silver silver Squash Blossom necklace Crushed Turquoise and Coral Measures Naja is 2.90 inches x 2.24 Down to 2 inches x 1.40 inches Double beaded Total length is 30 inche...
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Chunky Southwestern Turquoise and Carved Coral Necklace
Located in Webster, SD
Lone Mountain mine, carved pink coral and pink mother of pearl beads. It is a Peyote Bird Designs
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
$895
H 1.97 in W 2.56 in D 2.17 in
Large Old Pawn Navajo Teepee Design Silver, Turquoise, & Coral Cuff Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Navajo silver cuff bracelet. With engraved teepee and peyote bird designs. Set throughout
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
Tommy Singer Water or Peyote Bird Necklace
By Tommy Singer
Located in Litchfield, CT
, Tommy Singer chose water birds (or peyote birds) for a fabulous visually fluid and colorful look. Set
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Silkscrreen by Woody Crumbo Potowattomie War dance
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Department building in Washington, D.C. His works there are the Buffalo Hunt, Peyote Bird and Symbols, Flute
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Turquoise Bead Gold Peyote Bird Necklace
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Turquoise bead necklace hand-crafted by the Santa Fe, New Mexico artisan group 'Peyote Bird
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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H 3 in W 3.12 in D 0.35 in L 31 in
Native American Zuni Peyote Bird Inlay Squash Blossom Silver Vera Luna Necklace
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This exquisite Vera Luna Peyote sterling silver squash blossom necklace features 12 peyote bird
Coral, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Navajo Pueblo Nature Scene Sterling Silver Belt Buckle
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Navajo Peublo Scene by Frank Bowman The scene depicts of Sun & Mountain and Peyote Bird In
Sterling Silver Necklace Shadow Box Squash Turquoise Matrix Navajo
Located in Wallkill, NY
box pendants. Nice Large turquoise stones inset inside wonderful sterling shadow boxes. Peyote Bird
Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, Sterling Silver
Charlie John Turquoise Coral Squash Blossom Necklace Navajo Sterling Silver
Located in Dearborn, MI
John Squash Blossom Necklace Turquoise and Coral Chip Inlay Design Features Peyote Birds and with
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
$975
H 0.47 in W 2.63 in D 2.09 in L 6.12 in
Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet by Kirk Smith
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Green Turquoise Cuff Bracelet by Kirk Smith (1956-2012) This beautiful Southwest sterling silver cuff bracelet is set with seven squar...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Morenci Turquoise Squash Blossom
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo sterling silver and Morenci turquoise squash blossom. Ten natural stones set in shadow box, twisted rope and leaf border with matching additional seven stone naja. Stones are ...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Bracelet
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo Kingman turquoise bracelet with five nuggets surrounded by twisted rope border. Turquoise is stunning lighter blue color of excellent quality. Old Pawn. From the Indian Stor...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace, the flexible tapering yellow gold body formed of three rows of scale-like collets each set with a round cabochon-cut turquoise, the h...
Turquoise, Gold
Sterling Silver Turquoise Turtle Fetish Necklace Old Pawn Native American
Located in Wallkill, NY
1950s sterling silver beaded necklace with 5 turtles. Turquoise set in each turtle. measuring 16 inches. Hallmarked on the back. Patina as found. This is out of a massive collection ...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Beaded Turquoise Necklace Leather Sterling Silver Squash Blossom
Located in Wallkill, NY
Intricate detailing on this squash with Large Turquoise beaded Naja at the center. Has 4 beaded on leather accents running up each side. Attached to a double sterling silver chain. M...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Large Navajo Kingman Turquoise Cuff
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Exceptionally large Navajo Kingman turquoise and sterling wrist cuff. 48 nuggets of turquoise interspersed with sterling beads and another large turquoise stone surrounded by twisted...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Coral, Turquoise and Bear Claw Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
The turquoise is from the Kingman Mine in Arizona. Bear claw with turquoise and coral. Twelve claws total. Exceptional; museum quality. Old Pawn. Acquired from an individual whose fa...
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo sterling silver and turquoise squash blossom necklace. 18 exceptional Kingman turquoise stones set in shadow box with twisted rope border. Great patina that can be buffed out ...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Bracelet
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo single stone turquoise bracelet with stars. Beautiful large stone with hand stamped stars and detail with twisted rope borders. Hand stamped sterling details flows on sides on...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Navajo Coral Squash Blossom Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Navajo coral and sterling silver squash blossom necklace featuring a classic naja with seven beautiful coral cabochons accented by twisted rope and light hand stamped designs. The pe...
Coral, Silver, Sterling Silver
Navajo Turquoise Necklace
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Double strand Navajo pearl sterling silver and Morenci turquoise necklace. Six high quality stones each encased in in sterling feather and bead design against shadowbox style backgro...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Large Navajo Turquoise Bracelet
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Large and stunning color Navajo turquoise and sterling cuff bracelet. Large center stone surrounded by twisted rope and leaf border. Sketched "JA" on inside. PERIOD: Mid 20th Centur...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage Old Pawn Navajo Silver & Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Navajo silver and turquoise cuff bracelet. Center set with a turquoise cabochon. Simply a wonderful piece of Old Pawn silver! Date: Early 20th Century Overall Condition: I...
Turquoise, Silver
Navajo Sterling Squash Blossom by Nellie Tso (Wow! Fleur-De-Lis!)
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970s, Sterling, by Nellie Tso, Navajo. A marvelous example of Navajo silver smithing, this large turquoise-set squash blossom necklace has it all -- color, quality, and size...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling and Turquoise Bracelet Cuff
Located in New York, NY
Native American Navajo Turquoise Bracelet c. 1950s Hand engraved and hand forged. A wonderful Navajo cuff! The patina of the silver is oxidized, we do not clean vintage and antique ...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?
It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.
Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.
In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.
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