Navajo Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Nugget Necklace

About:
The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise mine in Globe, Arizona got it's name because the mountain where the mine is located resembles a sleeping woman laying on her back with her arms crossed.
Sleeping beauty turquoise is revered and highly sought after sue to its pure sky blue color which can also be found with dark black “spider webbing” matrix. Even in rough form, the stones are vibrant, even more blue than the bright Southwestern sky overhead.

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.