Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn Sterling Silver Green Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

We have similar Navajo and Turquoise items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing Description by: Chris T. Age Circa: Antique Native Navajo C.

Markings : Sterling on the underside of the bracelet, Tested, and Guaranteed. Country of Origin: United States - Navajo Nation. Gram Weight: 24.5 Grams.

Main Stone Measurements/Color : Measures 20 mm long by 18 mm wide, Green with natural dark blue/green webbing, it's a webbing matrix and not cracking. Stone Treatment : The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. Stone(s) have been tested and guaranteed using a professional Presidium Duo refractive, heat, and hardness tester. Stone Cuts : Polished Cabochon Cut. Inner Circumference, not including the cuff gap: 6.50.

Cuff Gap adds an additional: 0.75. Total wearable length and inner circumference: 7.25. Bracelet Width: The top of the bracelet measures 1.0 north to south.

The large wrist gap measures 2.25 from end to end. Closure/Clasp Type : This bracelet is meant to be worn over the wrist through the gap. Link Type : Double Split Band.

This gorgeous bracelet features a gorgeous natural Damale turquoise stone from Nevada, the stone has a beautiful green hue with natural webbing that appears like cracking in the pictures, but it is not. The stone is held in place with a bezel setting and surrounded by a rope twist design and applied patterns on the shoulders. The sides of the bracelet show off hand hammered Navajo stamping designs. This bracelet features a double split band design. This listing is for the item only.

This beautiful piece was made by a very talented Native American silversmith. It features handcrafted silversmith work throughout.

Antique Native American jewelry is very rare to find. This is due to these pieces being made for reservation and personal use before the tourist trade became popular. Very few pieces were made and even less survived to today.

The concept of Pawn, Old Pawn, and Dead Pawn Native American Jewelry came to be in the 1800s. When a loan wasnt repaid, the item became known as either Old Pawn or Dead Pawn. The Navajo Nation sits on 27,000 square miles within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo have a rich history and culture and have become known for creating some of the finest sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, incorporating their own traditional motifs with silversmithing. The squash blossom necklace is perhaps one the most famous Navajo styles produced, along with turquoise inlay rings. Turquoise is an important stone in Navajo culture; symbolizing happiness, good fortune, and good health. The first Navajo silversmith, Atsidi Sani, was taught around 1865 by a Mexican silversmith.

Atsidi Sani, in turn, taught his four sons, who then started teaching other Navajo artisans. In the beginning, Navajo artisans created sterling silver jewelry for themselves and others in the Navajo Nation. Turquoise is found all over the world and has been a popular semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art for thousands of years by many different cultures; from prehistoric times to the present. Turquoise comes in many beautiful color variations; from the popular bright solid sky-blue hues to dark blue hues with dark spiderwebbing throughout, as well as aqua, teal, and many green varieties, and even some rare white with dark spiderwebbing.

Damale turquoise has a high zinc content that gives the stone a yellow-green tone, and is often webbed with a dark brown to black matrix. This type of turquoise can only be found in the East Central region of Nevada, near Carico Lake mine. Due to its rare color and limited availability, Damale is considered a collectible turquoise. Navajo silversmiths, working from 1870 to 1900, learned about stamping from Mexican leather workers, and adopted this to their metal working.

Artisans made their own stamps that were passed down to each generation. Stampings are usually hand hammered using handcrafted or die stamps and include traditional Native American symbols, such as sunbursts, to ornate landscapes. This technique has been passed on and utilized by other Native American tribes and continues to be a popular method of jewelry making. Buyers will have 3 base.

The item "Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn Sterling Silver Green Turquoise Cuff Bracelet" is in sale since Sunday, November 24, 2019. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets".

The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Style: Cuff
Country of Origin: United States
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Featured Refinements: Turquoise Cuff
lot: No
Metal Purity: .925
Main Stone: Turquoise
Metal: Sterling Silver
Jewelry Type: Bracelets
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo