COLLECTIBLE NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO HANDMADE STERLING SILVER LEAF APPLIQUE & TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE by ANDY CADMAN. One of the most recognizable artifacts of the Native American Culture. The classic squash blossom necklace features a crescent shaped pendant, called “Naja” (Nah-Hah), the Native American word for crescent. A symbol that was common to many of the earliest civilizations. In the late 1500s and early 1600s, the saddles and bridles of huge muscled horses of the Spanish Conquistadors were fitted with sterling silver crescent-shaped pendants of Moorish origin. For the next 200 years, as the two cultures cycled through various phases of peace and conflict in the struggle for power, the Native Americans adopted and incorporated these and other traditional Spanish ornaments into their jewelry. Early on, the Natives wore the Nah-Hah as an ornament of beauty and these pieces also came to symbolize wealth. Eventually became associated with crop fertility and worn during ceremonies related to the agricultural cycles. It was customary for Medicine men to wear them as well. The necklace has an inner circumference of approximately 30. The naja pendant measures 2-1/2″ tall and 2-1/2″ wide. The turquoise settings on the naja measure 7/16″ by 3/8″ the largest and 3/8″ by 5/16″ the smallest. Twelve squash blossom pendants measure approximately 1-7/8″ long and 3/4″ wide. The turquoise settings measure approximately 1/2″ by 5/16″ the largest and 7/16″ by 5/16″ the smallest. The handmade beads measure approximately 1/4 in diameter. The necklace is strung on rope with double strand of beads and no clasp. Total weight is 155g. Be the proud owner of this elegant handcrafted Native American necklace. Signed by talented Navajo Andy Cadman. The item “NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE by ANDY CADMAN” is in sale since Thursday, February 16, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “azhistoricaltreasure” and is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, NO, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY.
- Jewelry Type: Necklaces
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Metal Purity: .925, Sterling
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Country of Origin: United States
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
- Signed?: Signed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Provenance: Private Collection, Cave Creek, AZ
- Artisan: Andy Cadman