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Native American Jewelry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Each bead is handmade: the sterling silver is hand cut, stamped, and punched for a hole. Then two halves are are hand-soldered and polished and the finished beads are strung on a chain. | Tashina
Long - Navajo Sterling Silver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paula says - "These handmade sterling silver bead necklaces are often called Navajo Pearls or desert pearls. If you want to be able to wear one of these necklaces a little longer sometimes, buy one of our necklace extenders."
15 mm stamped beads.
Sterling silver clasp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About Silver100% solid silver won't tarnish but it is too soft to use for making jewelry - it could easily be scratched, dented and bent. Sterling silver has a small amount of one or more other metals usually copper, added to the silver. To be called sterling silver, the alloy must contain at least 92.5% pure silver. Sterling silver alloy is harder than pure silver but the added metals also can cause discoloration or tarnish. |
