J. Manuelito, Native American Navajo-style teardrop turquoise pendant necklace

  

Central Stone: A large, teardrop-shaped natural turquoise cabochon featuring soft gold-brown matrix patterns, characteristic of Southwestern mines like Kingman or Royston. Silver Framing: The turquoise is set in a secure bezel surrounded by a traditional twisted silver wire rope border and an outer scalloped, stamped sterling silver shield. Necklace Strand: It hangs from a multi-bead silver bale onto a strand of handmade sterling silver bench beads (frequently referred to as Navajo pearls).