Big Boy Turquoise Coral Silver Cuff Bracelet
There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit. Please measure your wrist and let us know your exact wrist size in the 'comment box' as you check out so we can make sure that this bracelet is perfect for you. Inlaid Turquoise Sterling Silver Kokopelli Post Earrings
These inlaid dangle post earrings are of a very high quality. They were hand crafted from a very generous portion of shimmering Sterling Silver. The skilled hand of the artist masterfully cut the traditional image of Kokopelli out of the Sterling Silver sheets. For an added accent, each Sterling Silver Kokopelli image holds a pair of inlaid geometric designs made from hand cut pieces of Turquoise. The Kokopelli figures elegantly dangle from the Sterling Silver posts. These earrings are 1-7/8" long and 1-1/4" wide. Stamped Sterling. Undoubtedly Kokopelli, the Hump-backed Flute Player, has caught the imagination of more people than any other Hopi kachina except perhaps the Hemis Kachina. Some of that interest is because he is so blatantly phallic in nature, but beyond this he appears in every nook and cranny of the Southwest. His image is found in all of the pueblos and among the southern Indians as well. He dances happily around a Hohokam pot and chases mountain sheep through the canyons of the San Juan. There is always speculation about what inspired this particular personation. Ties with Mexico and even South America have been suggested for he appears in all of these places. Among the Hopis he is a Flute Player only when he borrows a flute to dance. Usually he appears in the Mixed Kachina Dances or sometimes in a Night Dance. Despite these relatively minor appearances, he is thought of as a seducer of girls, a bringer of babies, a tutelary of hunting, and an excellent subject for the carving of tihus or kachina dolls. |
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