April 23, 2024
Dead Pawn NAVAJO BIG Nugget TURQUOISE & HEISHI Necklace
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AUTHENTIC NAVAJO DEAD PAWN NATIVE AMERICAN MADE JEWELRY FLAT NUGGET TURQUOISE & HEISHI NECKLACE Navajo Hand-crafted 93 grams TOTAL WEIGHT Necklace length: 30" 39 Nuggets: size largest is 1 1/2" length X 5/8" width X 1/16" deep Necklace strung with GORGEOUS Nugget Turquoise and brown Heishi (shell) Strung with string in the traditional Navajo manner WHAT IS DEAD PAWN? For the Southwestern Native American, pawn refers to the practice of converting art and possessions into income for life's necessities. Pawn can also be items from antiquity, heirloom pieces of handmade jewelry or craft, passed from a family into the public marketplace. Because much of the pawned merchandise is of real day-to-day value in the seller's life, the percentage of pawn that goes unredeemed is small, about five percent. Merchandise that remains for sale in a pawn shop after loan expiration is referred to as "dead pawn," and items of dead pawn are among the most highly valued Native American artifacts to be found on the open market. Some pieces of dead pawn are old, other pieces are NEW and have been pawned by the ORIGINAL ARTIST or by others. It is difficult to tell the age of a piece of jewelry, but some indicators are "wear and tear," evidence of continued previous polishing, the style of the setting, or style of the piece itself, the type of stone
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