Vintage Red Spiny Oyster Squash Blossom Necklace
Vintage Red Spiny Oyster Squash Blossom Necklace
Vintage Red Spiny Oyster Squash Blossom Necklace
Vintage Red Spiny Oyster Squash Blossom Necklace

Vintage Red Spiny Oyster Squash Blossom Necklace

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The naja is set with 33 tear drop shaped red spiny oyster shell with a larger round one in the top, and a red spiny oyster shell flower with twelve spiny oyster shells that dangles in the center.  Each squash blossom has a spiny oyster shell flower on top with fifteen stones.  The squash blossoms are strung on double strands of handmade sterling silver beads that end in silver cones with a hook and eye clasp.  This necklace was part of an older collection of Native American jewelry and has been lightly polished.

Size: 29" Long - Naja 2.5" H x 2" W - Squash blossoms 1.5" H x 1" W

Najas are a prominent symbol in Navajo jewelry and are always the center piece in squash blossom necklaces.  I was told they are a feminine symbol, and their crescent shape represents the arms of a matriarch and the generations of the past and future.  It symbolizes ease of movement, paths of least resistance for the family, even during challenging times.  There is a sense of open arms in the shape of the naja that is soothing.  Some najas have hands of friendship on each end.