Here at Jewelry of the Southwest we carry some of the most unique pendants on the market. There are pendants to suit all types of occasions. We carry a wide variety of sterling silver cross pendants, turquoise, coral, onyx, lapis, mother of pearl and many other beautiful styles and designs.Turquoise Jewelry and Native American Indian jewelry highly fashionable. A hand made Turquoise pendant is the perfect accessory. We have a beautiful array of Turquoise Pendants, Cross Pendants, Silver Pendants, Carved Turquoise Pendants, Coral Pendants, Turquoise Pins, and Turquoise Necklaces mostly from the jewelry artists of the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni Native American Indian tribes.
Southwestern pendants have increasingly become a big part of mainstream fashion. Here at Jewelry of the Southwest we carry all types of sterling silver and gold pendants. Whether you are looking for lapis pendants, coral pendants, turquoise pendants, sterling silver pendants, multi-gem pendants or custom hand made pendants we have many options.
"Native American Pendants" is a term that brings to mind the silver and turquoise pendants of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. Craftspeople from the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and Santo Domingo tribes have gained a world-wide reputation for their unique jewelry. In addition to the pieces fashioned by these people, many fine examples of Southwest pendants are also created by members of other Indian tribes.
Southwestern Indians have worn jewelry made from pieces of shell, turquoise and other materials for centuries. The major characteristic of Navajo pendants today is the emphasis on metal work. The Navajo pendants are designed to fit the stones. Stamp work, leaves and feathers fashioned of silver are used to accent turquoise and other stones. Their pendants are characterized by the making of round beads from turquoise, coral, shell and other materials which are strung together into strands for necklaces, pendants and earrings. The most common beads are called heishi. These are disks or tubes with a hole in the center. They are strung together to form a flexible strand and are often of graduated size. It is not uncommon to find pieces of coral or turquoise nuggets strung with the heishi, or simply strands of polished turquoise nuggets.
After Navajo, Hopi and Pueblo artists learned silversmithing from the Spanish in the 1800s, metal pendant arts blossomed in the Southwest, and distinctive native pendants. Hopi silver overlay pendants, and Navajo turquoise inlay pendants developed from the fusion of the new techniques with traditional designs.
The cross is a symbol for all the ages.
Since the beginning of time people have been captivated by gold and since the earliest days of civilization gold has been used in jewelry. Gold was used to make necklaces earrings, rings, bracelets and other items as early as 3000 BC. By 1000 BC jewelry making was on the rise in Central and Western Europe.
Gold jewelry can be greatly complimented with the addition of lapis, turquoise, opal, coral, mother of pearl and jet. There can be different names for southwest cross jewelry, cross, southwest cross earrings, cross pendants, cross necklaces, cross earrings, silver cross, gold cross, necklace cross, mens cross, sterling cross, gold cross pendant, religious jewelry, silver cross pendants, opal cross, and 14K gold crosses.
