Native American Bear Paw Turquoise Dangle Earrings EE04

These solid sterling silver Turquoise Earrings are Native American crafted by Navajo artist Sandra Parker Johnson and set with genuine Turquoise. Loop Dangle Turquoise Earrings measure 13/16" long from the top of the bale to the bottom of the Turquoise Earring or 1 and 5/16" from the top of the loop to the bottom.

Turquoise jewelry has a long history dating back thousands of years. The name turquoise stems from the French word pierre tourques meaning Turkish stone as turquoise was traded to Europe from Persia through present day Turkey. While turquoise was used for centuries by the ancient Pueblo peoples, the silver-and-turquoise jewelry style that we know was developed by Navajo artists in the late 1800’s. Pueblo and Navajo artists continue to use turquoise in traditional and modern turquoise jewelry.