Navajo Sonoran Gold Turquoise Round Pendent Earrings

Size:
Approx. 2.5" x 1.1"

About:

About:
Sonoran Gold turquoise is mined in Mexico near the city of Cananea. This turquoise is relatively new to the industry, discovered in 2019. Unlike most turquoise, Sonoran Gold is not mined in veins but rather as individual nuggets typically found in clay deposits.The colors are spectacular as they are super bright in tones of deep green, lime, and blue/green mixed. This turquoise usually has golden brown matrix but also has lighter yellow matrix and host rock the peeks through the nuggets.

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.