A pair of Navajo Squash Blossom earrings. In The Navajo nation, one of the most important Native American cultures, wealth was shown in the form of a vegetable, “fruit of the earth” as a sign of prestige. Jewelry was often made with precious metals and gemstones in the form of squash vegetables. These earrings are of of real silver and turquoise stones, in the shape of pumpkins, representing rejuvenation. Originally a part of a set with a necklace also for sale on our site.
