Sterling Silver
Turquoise Tab Necklace
HK Item #N667

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sterling silver and turquoise Tab necklace 20 3/4 inch

size	20 3/4" end to end 7 tabs 2 1/2" x 1/2"; 5 to 8 mm bench and machine made beads strung on foxtail
weight	95 grams
materials	turquoise, Read about stones; sterling silver, Read about silver; gold tone beads of unknown content
condition	pre-owned, excellent; stones firmly set with no cracks, chips or missing pieces; see photos for patina
hallmarks	none
artist	unknown

sterling silver and turquoise Tab necklace 20 3/4 inch

Sterling silver bench beads strung on foxtail with hook and eye closure.

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Sterling Silver
Turquoise Tab Necklace

N667 - $345 plus s/h
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Paula says - "Gorgeous turquoise! Excellent condition.

"Although this necklace is made in a Native American style, it has no hallmark that we can attribute to a specific artist so we are selling it as-is - origin unknown." - read more.

sterling silver and turquoise Tab necklace 20 3/4 inch

Seven tabs 2 1/2" x 1/2".

sterling silver and turquoise Tab necklace 20 3/4 inch

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sterling silver and turquoise Tab necklace 20 3/4 inch

20 3/4 inches end to end. 7 turquoise tabs 2 1/2" long.

sterling silver and turquoise Tab necklace 20 3/4 inch

What are Bench Beads?

Bench beads are partially manufactured and partially hand made. Usually the halves are machine cut and the silversmith solders the two halves together. Sometimes bench beads are left with a protruding seam but in other cases the seam is sanded down and polished smooth. Then the beads are strung by hand.

What is Foxtail?

Foxtail chain is a fine, strong chain made with two rows of oval links arranged at 45° to one another and connected by small flat links running down the chain’s centre. This creates a braided or woven effect with a directional grain and a fullness which gives the appearance of the hairs on a fox’s tail. Foxtail withstands the constant friction of beads moving around without fraying, breaking or stretching out of shape and is often used for stringing large or heavy beads that could cut or damage cord or string.

ABOUT TURQUOISE

Turquoise is associated with the sky, and bringing sky energy to earth. It is known as a master healer stone as it is believed to help speed the healing process. It is also thought that turquoise can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart.
Turquoise comes in all shades of blue, to blue-green and it is the natural variations in turquoise that make it appealing. The color of turquoise in American Indian jewelry ranges from brownish green to bright blue. Found in veins sandwiched in between layers of mother rock, turquoise can show some of the influence of the mother rock in its matrix or veining. The matrix colors range from blue to golden brown to black and sometimes with golden flecks. Many people prefer turquoise with matrix over clear stones. Read more about stones.

NOTE: Items in our Vintage Shop are either USED or NEW. They might come from inheritances, estate sales, private collections, and store liquidations. Many items are brand new (NOS, New Old Stock) and in perfect condition while others may show tarnish, scratches and other signs of use. Major issues will be described in detail and shown in photos. Vintage Shop items are sold as described and are not returnable.

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition © 2015 Horsekeeping LLC © Copyright Information
Patina	A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Vintage	30 years or older.
NOS	New Old Stock. Retail store inventory from at least 10 years ago.
Pre-owned	An item that has been used.

Why isn't this item called Native American?

The US Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 and its recent Amendments require that items described as Native American or Indian be made by an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. Furthermore, government regulations suggest that all attributions include the Native American Indian's name, tribe and federal tribal enrollment number. Because it is impossible to identify the artist for many vintage items, even if they are authentic Indian made items, we cannot and will not use the words Native American or Indian in association with such pieces.

Read about authenticity of Native American Indian jewelry.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

We are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

Sterling Silver Turquoise Tab NecklaceHK Item #N667

What are Bench Beads?

What is Foxtail?

ABOUT TURQUOISE

Our Rescue Missionof Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

Sterling Silver
Turquoise Tab Necklace
HK Item #N667

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts