Navajo Blackjack Turquoise Sterling Silver Earrings

About:
Blackjack Turquoise comes from the Blackjack Mine in the American Southwest, a celebrated source known for producing these rare stones featuring a bold black color with veins of turquoise. Highly prized for both its beauty and cultural heritage, Blackjack turquoise has been used by Native American artisans since the mid-20th century to craft jewelry that bridges traditional silversmithing with modern design.

Native American History:
The production of Native American jewelry began thousands of years ago with stones, bones, coral, and shells. Natives turned these materials into wearable jewelry and traded them for other goods between tribes.
Jewelry was also a marker of status within Native American communities. Individuals of the ruling or elite class typically wore more elaborate pieces to indicate their significant place in society.
Native Americans even carved tiny beads out of shells and bones to wear as necklaces or bracelets, similar to the ones we wear today.
They wore pendants on leather strings, rings, and earrings from materials in their surrounding environment.
Much of the jewelry that is on the market today has been influenced by these early jewelry makers.