Orange Spiny Oyster Butterfly Bar Necklace, Navajo Sterling Silver

A Navajo silversmith created this sterling silver butterfly bar necklace with an orange spiny oyster shell centerpiece and hand-stamped wing details. Spiny oyster (Spondylus) shell from the Sea of Cortez has been traded across the American Southwest for over a thousand years. The butterfly is a widely used symbol in Southwest Native jewelry, associated with transformation and the natural world. Suspended from a sterling chain with lobster clasp. Available exclusively through Turquoise Mustang.