Turquoise & Sterling Silver Naja Pendant Navajo Jewelry - 1226rb

This Naja pendant was created by Navajo artist Martha Cayatineto. It's an Old Style
looking pendant with a bright blue turquoise stone.
The silver has a satin sheen.

The "naja" and the squash blossom bead was introduced to the Navajo
by the Spanish and later adopted by the Zuni. The crescent shaped Naja
is similar to the pendants that hung from the headstalls of the Spanish
silver bridles in the late 1500s and early 1600

It's marked sterling and signed.
Overall with the rigid hook type bail it's 2 1/8" tall by 1 3/4" at it's widest point.
Weight: 16.3 grams on my scale
I placed a quarter there for scale.