Southwest Style Pendants in Sterling Silver  

Native American-Inspired Designs With Natural Stones

The southwest jewelry tradition developed in the 1800s when Navajo silversmiths combined Spanish metalworking techniques with indigenous design elements. Today, these patterns remain recognizable: channel inlay featuring precise stone-to-stone placement, shadowbox settings that create depth, and overlay work where silver layers form contrasting designs. Our pendants incorporate these methods with stones sourced from mines across the American Southwest and beyond. Turquoise anchors most southwest designs. Sleeping Beauty turquoise from Arizona offers a clean sky-blue color, while Kingman turquoise shows the black matrix lines collectors prize. We pair these with Mediterranean red coral, orange spiny oyster shell from the Sea of Cortez, and gaspeite from Australian deposits. Many pendants feature multistone inlay, where silversmiths cut and fit different materials into mosaic patterns. Sterling silver provides the foundation for all pieces in this collection. The .925 silver standard means 92.5% pure silver alloyed with copper for durability. This metal develops a soft patina over time, though a polishing cloth restores the original brightness. Browse our southwest pendants to find a piece that carries this regional heritage.