For your consideration is this stunning vintage Navajo sterling silver and stunning Dry Creek mine turquoise thunderbird cuff bracelet in wonderful vintage condition by the highly collectible Navajo artist Juanita Long. The bracelet features an intricately hand etched thunderbird design in sterling silver accented with a gorgeous light blue Dry Creek turquoise cabochon with beautiful matrix. . The cuff measures about 6 1/2" inside circumference including gap and the gap is 1". the cuff can be carefully adjusted. The bracelet is over 1" wide at the widest point. Marked sterling and signed by the artist.
Thunderbird is a powerful warrior symbol in Native American culture. The Thunderbird symbol is one of the most dominant icons in Native American Indian culture and art. Descriptions of the thunderbird are found on totems, pottery, cave art, and in the ancient legends and myths of Native Americans. It is believed among the Lakota Sioux that if you had a dream or vision of birds you were destined to be a Medicine Man but if you had a vision of the Thunderbird, it was your destiny to become a sacred clown. The Thunderbird symbol is depicted in many ways and often features in pictograms. The thunderbird is the symbol of thunder, lightening and storms which are created when the thunderbird flies.
Wonderful addition to any jewelry collection!

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