Navajo Squash Blossom Style Necklace [157628]

This Squash Blossom features the Peyote Bird also referred to as the Scissortail / Aquatic Spirit Bird believed to be the deliverer of prayers up to the Great Spirit and the foremost identifiable symbol of the Native American Church, this piece showcases the chip inlay style using turquoise and coral set in sterling silver and comes with a set of nice matching earrings, the hallmark appears to be an HB possibly that of Navajo Harvey Begay who began his career as a bench smith for the White Hogan, the piece measures about 14[x=#8221/] top to bottom and appears to be from around the late 1970[x=#8217/]s / 80[x=#8217/]s