Pawn Jewelry- rectangle Navajo ring

Navajo handcrafted ring. The unique ring features a rectangular unknown stone that has tan grain like coloring on one side and a cream coloring on the other half of the stone. A simple smooth bezel wraps around the stone and sets on a 1/2 round split wire shank. A true one of a kind. 

 It comes attached to its original red pawn ticket.The term "pawn" refers to jewelry that has been pawned to brokers. The practice of pawning jewelry began in the early 1900s when Native Americans and traders would exchange jewelry for food and other necessities, it is still used today and is embedded in the Navajo culture. 

Material: Sterling silver & Unknown stone

Tribe affiliation: Navajo

Time period: current 

Mounting measurements :1" x 1/2"