This listing is for the photographed Sterling Silver Native American Southwest Turquoise Coral Inlay Thunderbird Pendant. The Navajo believed turquoise was a sacred stone used for protection from evil, good fortune, and health. The turquoise blue is very special in Navajo culture resembling the sky and water. Coral has been used by Native Americans for at least 600 years in art and jewelry which was brought to them from Europeans arriving in their travel to the New World. The use of coral was used heavily by the Zuni tribe in the southwest. The Thunderbird, mostly associated with Native American mythology, is most often depicted as the strongest of their deities and symbolizes strength, protection, and power.

 

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Sterling Silver Native American Southwest Turquoise Coral Inlay Thunderbird Pendant - Tested Sterling Silver - Zuni Turquoise Coral Inlay