Huge Navajo sterling silver squash blossom necklace. It is set with Cripple Creek turquoise from Colorado. This turquoise was a byproduct of the gold mining industry. This turquoise is a beautiful pale min green color. There are 16 huge stones in all. 

The hand soldered hogan bench beads that have the holes punched by hand from the inside out before the halves were soldered together. They have a diameter of 8.6 grams 

The necklace is 30” long. The huge Nage has a drop in the center that dangles. It measures 4” long by 3 3/4” wide. The blossoms are 2 1/8” long. Total weight: 9 ounces. 

(BVCON3)