Turquoise Jewelry 17 and 1/2" Petite Choker Turquoise Necklace NN56

This petite Turquoise choker necklace is strung with beautiful genuine powder-blue Turquoise beads, a genuine Turquoise barrel, midnight-black seed beads and sterling plated accessories. The Turquoise beads measure 5/16” by ¼”, the Turquoise barrel measures 1/2” by 5/16”, and the Turquoise choker necklace measures 17 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.

Turquoise jewelry has a rich history. The name turquoise stems from the French word pierre tourques meaning Turkish stone as turquoise was traded to Europe from Persian mines through the Ottoman Empire. While turquoise was used for thousands of years by the ancient Pueblo peoples, the familiar silver-and-turquoise jewelry style was developed by Navajo artists around 1880, influenced by early silversmithing. Pueblo and Navajo artists continue to use turquoise in traditional and modern turquoise jewelry