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SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACES
NAVAJO AND ZUNI

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sterling silver mini squash blossom necklace 16 inches
New - Mini Squash Blossom
Larry Curley, Navajo
16" - SQ03 - $68
Authentic Native American Navajo small onyx squash blossom Necklace by Phillip and Lenore Garcia
New - Small Squash Blossom
Onyx Necklace and Earrings
Phillip & Lenore Garcia, Navajo

17" - SQ05 - $595
Authentic Native American Navajo small turquoise squash blossom shadowbox Necklace by Phillip and Lenore Garcia
New - Small Squash Blossom
Shadowbox Necklace and Earrings
Phillip & Lenore Garcia, Navajo

17" - SQ02 - $595
Authentic Native American Navajo Small orange spiny oyster Squash Blossom Necklace by Phillip and Lenore Garcia
New - Orange Spiny Oyster
Small Squash Blossom
Necklace and Earrings
Phillip & Lenore Garcia, Navajo

17" - SQ08 - $595

Authentic Native American Navajo Small Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace by Phillip and Lenore Garcia
New - Small Squash Blossom
Necklace and Earrings
Phillip & Lenore Garcia, Navajo

17" - SQ07 - $595

Authentic Native American Navajo small turquoise squash blossom shadowbox Necklace by Phillip and Lenore Garcia
New - Small Squash Blossom
Necklace and Earrings
Phillip & Lenore Garcia, Navajo

18" - SQ01-A - $865

new old stock - authentic Native American sterling silver and carnelian squash blossom necklace 18 inch by Navajo artisans Philip and Lenore Garcia
New Old Stock - Carnelian
Philip & Lenore Garcia, Navajo
18" - N658
- $495
Vintage turquoise and coral kachina necklace and bracelet set
Vintagae Kachina,
Necklace and Bracelet

20" - #S508 - $1,600

sterling silver and black Onyx Squash Blossom necklace 21 inch
Black Onyx
21" - N695 - $375

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sterling silver and blue turquoise squash blossom necklace excellent condition 21 1/2 inches long
Small Squash Blossom
21 1/2" - N633 - $845
Vintage turquoise and coral claw necklace and bracelet set by Navajo artisans Evelyne and Edward James
Vintage Claw Set,
23 1/2" Necklace and Bracelet

Evelyne and Edward James, Navajo
#S509 - $2,850

sterling silver and Coral squash blossom necklace 24 inch
Coral
24" - N693 - $875

Vintage Cerillos Turquoise Necklace, Bracelet, Earring and Ring Set by Navajo artist Mary Becenti
Vintage Cerrillos Turquoise
Necklace, Bracelet, Ring,
and Earrings

24" necklace; 6 1/2 bracelet
6 1/4 ring - #S507 - $2,250

Authentic Native American sterling silver bear claw necklace with turquoise and coral 24 inch by Navajo artisan Elaine Sam
Vintage Bear Claw Necklace
with turquoise and coral
Elaine Sam, Navajo
24" - N691 - $1,800

authentic Native American sterling silver and coral squash blossom necklace 25 inch by Navajo artisan Fatoya Yazzie
Coral Necklace Earrings Set
Fatoya Yazzie, Navajo
25" - N656
- $1,125

authentic Native American shadowbox sterling silver turquoise and coral squash blossom necklace 25 inch by Navajo artisan Clarence Tom
Shadowbox Turquoise and Coral
Clarence B. Tom, Navajo
25" - N653
- $1,250
Authentic Native American vintage collectible museum quality sterling silver and turquoise squash blossom necklace by Zuni artist Frank Dishta
Frank Dishta, Zuni
Vintage Museum Quality
Squash Blossom Necklace

26" - N555 -
$4,500 4,250

vintage sterling silver and Turquoise squash blossom necklace necklace
Vintage Petit Point
28" - N585 - $1,050

Vintage Navajo sterling silver turquoise petit point squash blossom necklace by Larry Moses Begay
Larry Moses Begay, Navajo
Turquoise Petit Point

29" - N559 - $2450

Authentic Native American Vintage sterling silver Turquoise Petit Point Set by Navajo Phillip Byjoe
Vintage Petit Point Set
Phillip Byjoe, Navajo
32 1/2" - S440 -
$8,995 8,500

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Native American Jewelry Blog tips and iinformationSquash Blossom Symbolism

Corn, squash and beans are the traditional mainstays of the southwestern diet, culture and symbolism and are used in many ways in art and ceremony. The squash blossom represents abundant life.

What is a squash blossom necklace?

"Some say the Navajo squash blossom necklace has a connection to southwestern agriculture, other say the the spread petal design is just that, a design, and that is was only after white man asked, “what is this, what does it mean” did the name squash blossom come to be. Yet others say the Navajo copied a similar Spanish design of the pomegranate – look at the end of a pomegranate sometime and compare it to the “squash blossom” bead.

"The Navajo word for the “squash blossom” bead means “bead that spreads out” so it would seem to me that the original intent was design, not squash. But what do I know, I wasn’t around in 1880 when spread beads first appeared.

"Whichever is the true account, it seems that originally Navajo silversmiths used simple silver bead necklaces to suspend their naja pendants. In about 1880, the tri-petal form that we know as a squash blossom bead appeared.

"At first, tri-petal silver beads were simply interspersed with plain beads in a naja necklace. Then stones began to be added to the blossom beads partly to please the maker but mostly to satisfy customer demand.

"While usually associated with Navajo silversmiths, squash blossom necklaces are also made and worn by Pueblo and Zuni people. Zuni necklaces usually feature needlepoint designs. Although there can be any number of squash blossoms on each side of a necklace, there are often six on each side, making twelve squash blossoms and one central naja.

"Full size squash blossom necklaces are often quite large and heavy and most suitable for occasional ceremonial wear. Smaller, lighter versions are made to be worn as everyday jewelry." - Paula

What is a Naja?

The horseshoe shaped naja originated with the Moors in Spain. It is a good luck charm to ward off the evil eye. It was often used on the browband of Moorish Horses. It is thought that it came to Mexico via the Spanish Moors and from there was adopted by the Navajo Indians. The naja is the base pendant of many ornate squash blossom necklaces: read more . . .

Our Rescue Mission
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Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts

Native American Jewelry blog tips and informationWe 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.

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