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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 531480, member: 301&quot;]it could have...but likely wasn&#039;t....</p><p><br /></p><p>lets see the back of the naja...</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>In about 1880, the tri-petal form that we know as a squash blossom bead appeared.&nbsp; At first,&nbsp; tri-petal silver beads were simply interspersed with plain beads in a naja necklace. Then stones began to be added to the blossom beads partly to please the maker but mostly to satisfy customer demand.</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/pawn/cr/necklace/N156-SD-squashblossom-turq.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/pawn/cr/necklace/N156-SD-squashblossom-turq.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/naja.jpg?w=584" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>While usually associated with Navajo silversmiths, squash blossom necklaces are also made and worn by Pueblo and Zuni people.&nbsp; Zuni necklaces usually feature needlepoint designs.</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Although there can be any number of squash blossoms on each side of a necklace, there are often six on each side, making twelve squash blossoms and one central naja.</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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