Turquoise Jewelry Turquoise Nugget Choker Necklace 16" NN42

This Turquoise nugget choker necklace is strung with medium Turquoise nuggets, midnight-black seed beads, sterling plated accessories and accented with a three Turquoise rounds at the bottom. The Turquoise nuggets average 9/16” long” and the Turquoise rounds measure 3/8” in diameter. The rose-shaped beads measure 5/16” in diameter. The Turquoise choker necklace measures 16” in length with a lobster clasp and a 3/8” diameter O-ring for easy clasping. This is all genuine Turquoise and is a great addition to your Turquoise Jewelry collection.

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 a silver coin into turquoise jewelry.