This is a fabulous vintage Navajo Native American jewelry silver necklace with a exquisite ithaca Peak turquoise nugget pendant. The necklace portion has a lobster clasp and is made up of thick round shaped silver beads that slightly graduate in size Attached at the center is the 1″½ tall with bale by 17mm wide pendant The entire necklace is about 26″ in length. Signed by Native American jewelry artist, Sturdy 37.9 grams. Great addition to your collection Stone: The Navajo believed turquoise represented life, with its colors connecting the Earth and the sky. They called it the “fallen skystone” because they believed it was a piece of the sky that had fallen to Earth. The Ithaca Peak mine is located in the Mineral Park mining district outside of Kingman, AZ. It is famous for its beautiful Blue Turquoise with Iron Pyrite matrix. This material is considered one of the top turquoise mines in the United States.