Turquoise has been native to the Southwest America for over 2000 years it was and is revered by the Native American Indians and used in ceremonies’ and jewelry making. According to the Pima tribe the stone had special powers and was a talisman to renounce bad spirits and ailments. The Zuni tribe believed that blue was male like the sky and green was female like the earth and they both come together in turquoise to give great fertility powers. The Native American Indians revered the Turquoise stone they believed it was so beautiful that it was stolen from the sky and they adorned their idols with the stone and carried it on them for good luck.



The surrounding mysticism and traditions of this precious stone make it all the more beautiful and desirable. The Native Indians have kept their traditions over hundreds of years in making and crafting the most beautiful ethnic pieces from this magnificent blue green stone that at one glance makes it associated with Native American Indians to all. Native American jewelry is made from mostly silver and different stones and beads are added like copper, turquoise, shells, ivory and amber due to the abundance of natural resources in the southwest area at that time. These resources were used by the Indian tribes in trading with each other so have become a symbol of the all the Native American tribes today.



Native American turquoise jewelry can be bought online and there is a variety of styles and pieces to choose from. There are the traditional native pieces like the Squash blossom necklace that is a silver band adorned by large flat turquoise beads in various shapes and sizes. There are sets of matching earrings and necklaces in turquoise with adorning silver crafted feathers and the most beautiful winding silver crafted rings encrusted with turquoise or amber that are almost snakelike in shape. All of the traditional styles will have some symbolism of nature in the design as this is what the Native Americans believed to be their God spirits and the spirits of their ancestors.