Navajo & Zuni ring set-Pawn Jewelry

Handcrafted sterling silver ring set. This unusual combination of one Navajo and one Zuni ring. The Navajo ring features a single oval blue/green turquoise stone wrapped in both twist and round wire. The Zuni ring is a traditional style of 5 needle point stones set at a slight angle. Take advantage of this unique set. 

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: Zuni & Navajo

Time period: current

measurements: approximately Turquoise ring mounting: 3/4" x 5/8"  /  Zuni ring mounting: 1/4" x 3/4" (all measurements are approximate)