Included in this lot are Vintage Puebloan style necklaces including: one (1) Vintage Liquid Silver Jasper Necklace with silver beads, 14"L with matching bracelet and earrings, one (1) Turquoise spikes and Number 8 turquoise nuggets necklace with small turquoise cabochon stones, slender turquoise spikes, black buffalo hairpipe, and fossilized buffalo teeth, 12"L. Native American tribes historically revered jasper, particularly red jasper, as a sacred stone representing the "blood of Mother Earth". It was used extensively for healing physical/spiritual ailments, providing grounding, promoting endurance, and acting as a protective talisman during ceremonies to ward off evil spirits. First mined in 1929, the Number 8 mine in Carlin, Nevada was very active from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s. Featuring brown and red spider webbing matrix, this choker necklace is stunning in it's appearance and reflects the beauty of Puebloan jewelry. Turquoise has been used by southwest American Indian tribes since 200 B.C. The turquoise stone was used in religion, ceremonies, art, trade, treaty negotiations as well as jewelry. Today, turquoise jewelry is being made by Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and Santo Domingo Indians. In North American Indian myths, turquoise is most commonly mentioned by the Navajo, the Apache, the Hopi, and the Pueblo. This stone is considered by these peoples one of the most important for body and soul protection, a symbol of heavenly purity. The Navajo, for example, believe that when rain finally fell after a long drought, human tears seeped into the earth and formed turquoise. Both necklaces are in good overall condition, no marring noted. Combined weight is 180.5 grams.