Plain Silver Squash Blossom

Plain sterling silver squash blossom necklace is lightweight and medium in size. The rustic patina of the Navajo pearl-style beads is accentuated by the horizontal seams of each bead. Ten small squash blossoms (twenty in total on the necklace) and a plain, sterling-only naja complete a classic, stylish piece.

Measures: 20" with a 2 1/2" drop. Naja measures 2 3/8" x 2 3/8". *All measurements are approximate

Squash Blossom definition: While squash blossom imagery can be found in petroglyphs (rock art) that pre-date European contact in the Southwest, Dubin said the squash blossom necklace was created in the late 1870s or early 1880s after the native people of the area contacted Spanish Mexicans. The Navajo, it is believed, were the first tribe to adopt the design, but by the early 1900s, the art form had spread to neighboring tribes, including the Zuni and the Pueblo. While the entire necklace has taken its name from one type of bead, the classic squash blossom necklace has three distinct parts: the plain round beads; the round beads Naja.