Navajo silver earrings w/ copper inlay-Pawn Jewelry

Navajo handcrafted earrings featuring a large oval copper inlay of a New Mexico mountain range.This unique contrast of the two different metals make these earrings special. They are light weight and easy to wear. They have a silver post.

 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, turquoise and copper

Tribe affiliation: Navajo

Time period: current 

Overall measurements : 1-1/2" x 1"