Native American jewelry has been around for quite some time. The jewelry can be used for an individual’s personal adornment which can reflect their individuality or fashion persona revolving around their own turquoise bracelet. History of the Turquoise Bracelet The Turks named the turquoise stone and actually traveled with it throughout the world. Individuals have…
Turquoise is a gemstone of great mystery, believed by some Native American tribes to have fallen from the sky, and for that reason it is also known as “sky stone.” Other tribes believe the beautiful blue and blue-green stones to be the tears of the Creator, which once rained from the heavens and call them…
The Turquoise Bead Bracelet and Native American Jewelry Native American jewelry is unique, and is highly regarded as a personal adornment, rather than an accessory. Whether for sales purposes, personal use or artistic use, the turquoise bead bracelet is primarily seen as a cultural icon, and is indicative of the Indigenous cultures of the United…
Historical Process of the Turquoise Bracelet for Women Before looking at the present day turquoise bracelet for women, let’s take a look back at the past. The original Native American process of making turquoise jewelry involved rubbing the stones against a fine sandstone. Fine sand or clay was used for additional buffing. One technique still…
We have to rely on old stories, handed down to us from several generations past, for the history of Navajo turquoise cuff bracelets. Certainly, jewelry was made by all the North American tribes, but the readily identifiable metalworking and stone setting of the Navajo, especially turquoise cuff bracelets is actually a fairly recent development of…