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1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring
1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring

1973 ZUNI Turquoise TURTLE Necklace with 1977 NAVAJO Turtle Ring

$ 298.32

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: My mom purchased this beautiful ZUNI Turtle necklace at the Big Sky Corral in Billings, MT, on December 26, 1973, and the similar NAVAJO Turtle ring on September 15, 1977, at the grand-opening sale of the Turquoise Nugget also in Billings, MT. These items are stunning and beautiful and completely ready-to-wear and/or display. My mom was the first-ever Female Executive for the Billings Gazette. She was also a single mom. And successful women in Montana wore necklaces like these and drove 2-door Ford LTDs with A/C and 8-Track tape players!
  • Origin: ZUNI and NAVAJO
  • Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Culture: Native American: US

    Description

    Turtles were revered by both the ZUNI and NAVAJO cultures as symbols of both good health and longevity as they could live for 150+ years.
    Thank you for looking at my mom's beautiful ZUNI Turtle necklace and NAVAJO Turtle ring.  Please look at the pictures.  If you know ZUNI necklaces from the 1970's you know you might never see another one like this again.
    My mom was in the local newspaper business.  I'm in a different industry that is also now fast eroding.   We both flew pretty high for a while.  But now you get the point why I need to sell.  My mom was a smart cookie.  She knew this day might happen which is why she willed them to me and wrote down all of the details before she passed.