21" Turquoise & Spiny Oyster Necklace
Oval turquoise (.5") beaded necklace with spiny
oyster accents. This necklace is finished with silver cones & silver hook & eye
closure.
Spondylus-spiny oyster: This shell comes
in three main colors orange, purple and red. It has been imported from the Sea
of Cortez in Mexico since the mid 1970's
Turquoise: Probably no other
stone or color symbolizes the southwestern mystique better than Turquoise. This
stone has been used by Native Americans in the southwest since around 200BC.
Some of the first items fashioned out of turquoise were beads and figurines with
the incorporation of silver coming in the late 1800's. Turquoise is found in
semi arid copper deposits and is formed when groundwater percolates through
aluminous rock in the presence of copper. It is the copper that lends turquoise
its greenish-blue hues. Turquoise symbolizes good fortune or luck to the
Southwestern Native Americans.
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