Blue Navajo Beaded Barrettes (Pair) womens The bottom horseshoe shaped piece

The bottom horseshoe shaped piece is called a Naja and is a good luck symbol borrowed from the Moors’ culture of Spain

Zuni artist

and is excellent for healing mind

The iconic Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace has a long history in Native American jewelry

The famous Navajo silversmith

Blue Navajo Beaded Barrettes (Pair) womens The bottom horseshoe shaped pieceThese Colorful Navajo Beaded Barrettes are perfect for children or adults. Originally, Native American beads were carved from natural materials like shells, coral, turquoise, animal bones, quills, and horns. Five hundred years ago, Europeans brought glass beads to the New World. They quickly became part of American Indian culture. Today glass beads, particularly fine seed beads, are the primary materials for the traditional beadwork of many tribes.