Ok, remember this week I am showing you the kitschy part of Old Town Scottsdale. And yes, you do see these wood statues to entice you in to shop or to stand next to the statue for a photo. The wood statues are generally made from chainsaws. You will see them made into soldiers, cowboys, and Indians.
Arizona has lots of turquoise, which is a type of rock used in Native American jewelry. This store has lots of Native American jewelry for sale.
The word "turquoise" was a French word meaning Turkish.
There are two reasons for the word. First, it was the color popularly used in tiles made in Turkey.
The second reason was that Turkish stones were introduced in Europe by Venetian traders who purchased at bazaars in Turkey. The stones were referred to as turquoise even though Turkey actually does not have the turquoise stone anywhere in that country.
Arizona is the leading producer of turquoise in the United States Arizona still has two active turquoise mines: (1) Sleeping Beauty Mine in Globe, Arizona (83 miles East of Scottsdale); and (2) Kingman Mine, located outside Kingman, Arizona (180 miles Northwest).
11 comments:
hehe great post Julie, thanks for help me with my French lessons here in Lux.I'm doing my best but learn how to speak French is a little bit complicate! LOL
People here speaks 3 different languages!
Cool post and very interesting!
God bless you
Léia
It's funny :)
Such an interesting post, Julie. Is it possible to find turquoise in the streams, too? Or only in mines?
Besides giving us a nice photo, I like how you add interesting commentary. Thanks.
Are you sure that guy out front is selling only turquoise jewelry, and not those turquoise colored pants?
I remember when we first moved to Arizona many years ago. My dad wanted me to take his picture next to one of these carvings outside a store in old town Scottsdale. I wonder what happened to that photo.
My son is a big fan of turquoise. He would love this store!
Interesting. I knew that most of the turquoise was found in the southwest, but I didn't know that most of it boiled down to two mines, or where the name came from.
Your photos are great and so are your turquoise jewelry selections.
Love the history of turquoise. I had no idea!
But I would really love to have the wooden cowboy. That's a find and terrific shot.
Native American jewelry? Ooh, despite the kitschy cowboy, I'll head straight in that shop!
Thank you for this very informative post!
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