SIGNED STERLING SILVER BRACELET CUFF ~Navajo DEAD PAWN

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AUTHENTIC NAVAJO DEAD PAWN JEWELRY NATIVE AMERICAN HANDMADE & SIGNED STERLING SILVER CUFF BRACELET Artist Hallmarked: Eagle feather sideways Navajo hand-crafted jewelry 15 grams total weight Sterling silver Hand-stamped, lovely texture Band width almost 1/2" Bracelet size: 6 7/8" including the 7/8" opening . Bracelets may be clamped or adjusted slightly to a smaller or larger size PLEASE MEASURE WRIST FIRST! 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. Unclaimed 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. It's 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 or material used in the settings. Some pieces read more

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