Antique Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace Paintings published by the Smithsonian Institution

published by the Smithsonian Institution

32 cm X 32 cm X 21

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with corresponding designs around the sides also

Antique Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace Paintings published by the Smithsonian InstitutionA very elegant classic 1920's sterling silver & turquoise squash blossom necklace. The squash blossom necklace features a double strand of Navajo sterling silver beads, strung on cotton thread and has a total of 54 sterling beads (27 to each side) and is punctuated with fourteen squash blossoms inlaid with turquoise, seven on each side. The circular naja features six serrated bezel set turquoise cabochons, the naja is bordered with silver 'rope twist'