Product Description
Turquoise Naja containing seven bezel set stones. Total weight of the naja is just over 50 grams. It was likely Navajo made (Technically I can not legally call it Pawn or attribute it as Navajo unless I know which native american individual actually made it and know his/her tribal affiliation and can produce their credentials.) Everything on this piece points to it being a 1960’s creation. I aquired this naja over 15 years ago without the rest of the typical squash blossom necklace and have been trying to find a necklace part to marry it to, but just recently realized that the naja would look great by itself as a pendant. It is not signed or marked, which was typical when they were made for personal use as opposed to being made to sell into the retail market. The silver tests high for percentage of silver – many times these items were made from scrap or coin silver which is usually at least 80% pure silver. The Turquoise I conclude is more likely to be from the sleeping beauty mine in Arizona, due to the great blue color and lack of matrix. But in the Turquoise trade one can never be sure of the stones origin, unless you mined it yourself. Each bezel cup is hand wrought with twisted sterling rope surrounded by a stamped half round outer perimeter. The center Naja cabochon is the largest stone measuring 7/8″ X 5/8″ the silver setting is 1 1/8″ X 7/8″ the smallest is the stones (1/2″ round) on the bottom right of the Naja and the silver setting measures about 3/4″ diameter overall. This naja would look great on a long leather cord. I have included lots of pictures that show most every angle, but if you need more or additional information, please do not hesitate to ask.