This Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Nugget Silver Belt Buckle is an impressive piece of hand made Native American jewelry art.
This incredible belt buckle features a generous portion of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise nuggets (the TIFFANY of Turquoise).
This Turquoise has been finely set up against this incredible Sterling Silver buckle.
The robins egg blue shades of the Turquoise match up well with the white shine of the Sterling Silver. Turquoise and Silver, you can't go wrong with that. The Native American jewelry artists of the southwest often use Turquoise in their work to honor the Father Sky.
The jewelry artist included a hand twisted Sterling Silver wire and hand made Sterling Silver dots for extra detail.
This Turquoise and Sterling Silver Buckle is 3-1/4" by 2-3/4" and it has a 1-3/4" wide keeper on the back.
Stamped Sterling and SIGNED by the Artist, Verna Blackgoat.
Turquoise nuggets may slightly vary. The photo is an excellent representation of the one-of-a-kind belt buckle you'll receive.
"NO QUIBBLE GUARANTEE": If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase, return it undamaged within 15 days for a 100% Merchandise Credit on its purchase price. No Questions Asked. You are the final Judge. Custom orders are NON-RETURNABLE & NON-REFUNDABLE.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art and we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. To ensure this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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.
