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

and amplification for energy

This is a timeless piece that blends heritage craftsmanship with wearable elegance

Zuni artist

"  Other people see the four sides as representing the four elements (wind

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.