The beauty of turquoise jewelry has a timeless appeal. Turquoise has played an important role in southwestern jewelry and culture. Turquoise has been traded and mined in the southwest since pre-historic times. A Pueblo Indian legend tells that turquoise stole its blue color from the sky – thus it is known as the “sky stone”. Each turquoise gem has its own character appeal or “zat”. Native American artists choose and create their jewelry around the gem. Turquoise jewelry styles range from traditional to very contemporary in design reflecting the Indian artist’s creativity and traditions.

Native American Jewelry

Native American Indian jewelry styles usually vary from tribe to tribe and through the generations. Traditionally, Navajo Indian jewelry involves handcrafted or handmade silver jewelry with hand stamped designs, repousse, leaves, beads and flowers around the gem, Zuni Indian jewelry intricate cut stone and inlay silver jewelry and Hopi Indian jewelry a distinctive technique referred to as “silver overlay” sometimes designed with symbols and geometric patterns. Native American Indians create beautiful and high quality silver jewelry.

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