This necklace is in mint condition. Measures 25" long. Strung on handmade 6mm Sterling Silver beads, the Naja pendant is 3" long and 2-1/2" wide. Turquoise looks to be Kingman, but without provenance, we cannot be certain.

The development of the squash blossom motif was influenced by Spanish and Mexican explorers who wore silver pomegranate charms that dangled from silver chains on their garments. The Navajos adapted this component and, together with silver beads and a 'Naja' pendant, used them to create the original squash blossom necklaces. The Naja is a heavy cast piece of a single or double crescent. The Naja, like the cross, swastika, or ankh is an ancient symbol that crops up, independent of time or culture, in parts of the world as divergent as ancient Crete, Rome, Africa, and Moorish Spain. Najas embellished the bridles of the Conquistadors who thought they could ward off the evil eye.

Price: $2,400.00