KATHLEEN CHAVEZ Navajo Native American Silver Sterling and Turquoise Bear Claw Necklace

Navajo Native American KATHLEEN CHAVEZ Sterling Silver Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Bear Claw Necklace
Length: 46 cm., length of central part: 6.7 cm., height of central part: 4.5 cm., weight: 10 gr.
These stones are beautiful Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. The Sleeping Beauty mine near Globe, Arizona, is known for its solid, light blue turquoise without matrix.
The largest Bear Claw is clearly marked Kathleen Chavez, Sterling.
Kathleen Chavez is a noted Navajo silversmith in New Mexico.
The Bear Paw is a sign of power, courage, strength, leadership, and authority.