Pawn Jewelry- Multi color cluster ring

Navajo handcrafted cluster ring. Featuring  11 stones and shells. The unique design has the stones cut in a rectangular shapes that add a littel flair to the ring.It is light weight and easy to wear. 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, orange-red -purple spiny oyster shells

Tribe affiliation: Navajo

Time period: current 

Ring Size:  * This ring can be sized to the following sizes  10.5,11,11.5,12

Overall measurements: 1-5/8" length x 1-1/2" width