16 and 1/2" Turquoise Choker Necklace One-of-a-Kind Turquoise Jewelry NN55

This Turquoise choker necklace is strung with beautifully matrixed genuine Turquoise beads, turquoise-blue seed beads, sterling plated accessories and accented at the bottom with a genuine Turquoise barrel. The Turquoise beads measure ¾” by ¼”, the Turquoise barrel measures 9/16” by 3/8” while the Turquoise choker necklace measures 16 and 1/2” in length with a lobster clasp and a 3/8” diameter O-ring for easy clasping. All Turquoise necklaces are one-of-a-kind and hand-made in Cave Creek, Arizona in the desert foothills of northern Phoenix using stones from throughout the world.

Persians wore turquoise jewelry. They believed turquoise offered protection by changing color to warn of pending doom. The turquoise jewelry commonly associated with Native Americans today originated in the 1880s, when a trader convinced a Navajo craftsman to craft silver coins into turquoise jewelry.