Definition of "naja"

Carter has several illustrations of English horse amulets that clearly resemble early Navajo najas.

1973, Margery Bedinger, Indian Silver: Navajo and Pueblo Jewelers, Albuquerque, N.M.: University of New Mexico Press, page 229

Belle came out of her dark place to show Sam her necklace. It was beautiful. In the center was a naja.

1997, Lauran Paine, The White Bird, Thorndike, M.E.: Thorndike Press; Bath, Somerset: Chivers Press, published 1998, page 134

In Los Angeles, the designers Jacquie Aiche and Irene Neuwirth both said they had been seduced by Native American style. In April, Ms. Aiche debuted a limited collection of leather bolo ties anchored by a crescent-shaped pendant not unlike the traditional Navajo naja symbol, while Ms. Neuwirth showed a long rainbow-colored strand of gemstones whose silhouette recalls a luxe version of the naja, or squash blossom necklace.

2015 May 14, Victoria Gomelsky, “Beauty and Balance in Turquoise”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, archived from the original on 2021-02-14