Pawn Jewelry- Extra large turquoise stone Navajo bracelet

Navajo handcrafted bracelet featuring a large turquoise stone mounted on a triple split triangle wire base. This bracelet is all about the turquoise stone, with it's beautuifl blues, greens and contrasting dark matrix. The artist has used heavy guage silver giving it a sturdy feel but because of the open style of the bracelet 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

Tribe affiliation: Navajo

Time period: current 

Inside Measurement: 5-1/2" with a 1-1/4" opening * This bracelet will fit wrist sizes 6-3/4" to 7"

Width measurements: approximately 2" x 1/2"

Stone mounting measuremnts: oval stone approximately  2" x 1/2"

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