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Navajo Turquoise Squash Blossom
Large squash blossom necklace with 17 Kings Manassa turquoise nuggets and silver leaf setting. Old Pawn. Acquired from an indvidual who purchased directly on the reservation.
The Navajo word for the squash blossom bead literally means “bead that spreads out”. This tri-petal form first appeared about 1880. Scholars believe that this flower motif was introduced by the Spanish as a variation of the pomegranate flower blossom, and the Navajo adapted it as a symbol of their revered squash. Initially the necklaces were rather simple with the tri-petal silver beads interspersed with rather plain beads. In time, stones were added to the blossom beads as demonstrated in our collection. According to the Navajo, the Naja is strictly decorative; however, it has always been held in high regard by the Navajo and other peoples.
PERIOD: Last Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: Nadja 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", length 25"
Large squash blossom necklace with 17 Kings Manassa turquoise nuggets and silver leaf setting. Old Pawn. Acquired from an indvidual who purchased directly on the reservation.
The Navajo word for the squash blossom bead literally means “bead that spreads out”. This tri-petal form first appeared about 1880. Scholars believe that this flower motif was introduced by the Spanish as a variation of the pomegranate flower blossom, and the Navajo adapted it as a symbol of their revered squash. Initially the necklaces were rather simple with the tri-petal silver beads interspersed with rather plain beads. In time, stones were added to the blossom beads as demonstrated in our collection. According to the Navajo, the Naja is strictly decorative; however, it has always been held in high regard by the Navajo and other peoples.
PERIOD: Last Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: Nadja 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", length 25"
$1,050.00
Original: $3,000.00
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$3,000.00
$1,050.00Description
Large squash blossom necklace with 17 Kings Manassa turquoise nuggets and silver leaf setting. Old Pawn. Acquired from an indvidual who purchased directly on the reservation.
The Navajo word for the squash blossom bead literally means “bead that spreads out”. This tri-petal form first appeared about 1880. Scholars believe that this flower motif was introduced by the Spanish as a variation of the pomegranate flower blossom, and the Navajo adapted it as a symbol of their revered squash. Initially the necklaces were rather simple with the tri-petal silver beads interspersed with rather plain beads. In time, stones were added to the blossom beads as demonstrated in our collection. According to the Navajo, the Naja is strictly decorative; however, it has always been held in high regard by the Navajo and other peoples.
PERIOD: Last Half 20th Century
ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American
SIZE: Nadja 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", length 25"
