Navajo Jewelry

Posted in: Designs, Navajo style, Symbols, symbols by weddingcometrue | March 10th 2010 | no comments

Navajo jewelry, a piece of sacredness - Navajo nowadays is a protected community of USA as the Hopi. Navajo and Hopi have common characteristics regarding the main direction of spirituality, but the differences appear while speaking about concepts and objects worshiped.

For a simple delimitation: Hopi are a northern Native American population axed on anti-war attitude and respect for the image of Mother , while the Navajo are axed on shamanism,  worshiping mountains and fields, as themselves use to call the clans

Taking in account these coordinates, you will have to expect meeting deep, spiritual and healing jewelry. As the Hopi items, Navajo jewels are cheap and made of copper or sterling silver adorned with faux gemstone. They may be popular in some areas of USA, but in Europe they are quite a rarity. It`s worth buying one, because they are mostly handcrafted, meaning that the jeweler has been attentive to all details, or for their special shapes representing bears, buffalos, horses, owls, fertility goddess Kokopelli or other symbols.

Let`s start our journey with the Navajo bracelets. For a limited budget, you can buy Navajo copper bracelets (about 14$), Navajo copper storyteller bracelet (about 36$)- which functions as a sort of amulet, Navajo silver sterling with 14 K yellow gold bracelet (about 78$) or Navajo turquoise bracelet (about 70$).

If you are looking for something spectacular and expensive, there are some items which certainly will conquer you: Navajo silver buffalo bracelet (about 108$)- big enough to wrap your joint; the buffalo is a symbol of power and fertility, so you should feel wonderful by wearing it, or a Navajo larimar bracelet (about 180$)- larimar is precious gemstone of Dominican Republic, resembling to classical turquoise.

If you are decided for a Navajo necklace, you should know that they are more expensive and more adorned with different ancient shapes. One gorgeous item is the Navajo spiny oyster beaded necklace (about 96$), followed by Navajo squash blossom necklace (about 340$), Navajo gaspeite cluster necklace (about 130$), Navajo turquoise necklace (about 370$) or a Navajo turquoise coral horse necklace (about 270$). Most of jewelers form a set of necklace and earrings, so you will buy two items with a promotional price.

Navajo pendants are big and colorful, sometimes representing crosses or ancient symbols. Their price is accessible comparing to their spectacular effect hanging on your neck: Navajo turquoise cross pendant (about 60$), Navajo turquoise cluster pendant (about 52$), Navajo sterling silver horse pendant (about 15$) or Navajo multi stone feather pendant (about 12$).

Complete your beauty with a prominent Navajo ring: Navajo gaspeite cluster ring (about 38$), Navajo red coral ring (about 20$), Navajo gaspeite or opal feather ring (about 13$) or Navajo onyx double feather ring (about 29$).