Squash blossom necklaces have been a popular style of turquoise necklaces since being introduced in the mid-19th century by Navajo and Zuni artisans. In contemporary Native American jewelry fashion, squash blossom necklaces have come to represent one of the most recognizable and beautiful styles. The squash blossom necklace is still largely associated with the Navajo and other southwestern tribes, including the Zuni and Santo Domingo. The most popular design of squash blossom necklaces incorporates a crescent shaped pendant called a Naja, which means "crescent" in Navajo, and utilizes either beads that resemble a pomegranate or squash blossom, or silver pieces that fan out like the petals of a blossom. Other common variants of the squash blossom necklace use butterfly shaped squash blossoms or closed squash blossoms without petals. No Native American jewelry collection could be complete without a beautiful squash blossom necklace.

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