Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Squash Blossom Necklace

     We recently had the privilege of repairing a beautiful antique necklace that one of our dear clients brought to us at Designs In Gold. It was a stunning Squash Blossom Necklace.

      Squash blossom necklaces are one of the most characteristic traditional jewelry designs from the Navajo and Native Americans of the Southwest. The necklace is commonly made with strands of silver beads, enriched with silver beads that have petal-like additions, called "squash blossoms". The centerpiece of the necklace is a crescent- (downward facing horseshoe) called a "naja"- often encrusted with turquoise, silver beads, or other stones set in silver. Many believe that the naja were adapted from the iron horseshoes that ornamented the horse bridles of Spanish conquistadores.




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