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What a work of art! This sensational Genuine Turquoise Pendant and Broach pin features a playful image of a leaping frog in shining Sterling Silver. It has been artfully inlaid with intricate hand cut stones of genuine sky blue Turquoise. The artist cleverly used beads of genuine Turquoise to create the eyes of this delightful frog. Turquoise and Sterling Silver, you can't go wrong with this traditional combination. This whimsical piece would make the perfect gift. It's two items in one, a pendant and a broach pin. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this fine piece of Turquoise jewelry is 1-3/4" long by 1-1/4" wide. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and believe that it helps overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.

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