Sterling Silver Turquoise Opal Arrowhead Dangle Earrings EO19

These Turquoise arrowhead dangle earrings are solid sterling silver inlaid with genuine Turquoise and Cultured Opal. They measure 1 and 7/16” from the top of the loop to the bottom of the earring.

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 known today was developed by Navajo artists in the late 1800’s. Pueblo and Navajo artists continue to use turquoise in traditional and modern turquoise jewelry.