Vintage Navajo oval ring w/petrified wood

Navajo handcrafted ring. The 1970's ring features a oval piece of petrified wood mounted in sterling silver. The coloring of the wood has rust, black and off white. This unique style of Navajo jewelry was popular in the 1970's but has not been seen since.

 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 

Tribe affiliation: Navajo

Overall measurements of the mounting: 1-1/4" length & 5/8" wide