Vintage Old Pawn Royston Turquoise Sterling Silver Navajo Pin 1960s 1970s

  

Vintage Old Pawn Royston Turquoise Sterling Silver Navajo Pin 1960s 1970s. Navajo Turquoise hand tooled large pin. Weight 20 grams (0.7 oz).

Pin 3 1/2 inch wide x 1.0 inch tall. Five beautiful turquoise cabochons 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch wide set in silver bezel, twisted rope, silver beads and twisted wire.

Vintage age, wear and patina. Throughout history pawn by our Native Americans, has been used as a economic and safekeeping activity for material possessions. Guns, saddles and jewelry move in and out of pawn shops during the seasons. Guns and saddles are needed during hunting season and round up and Jewelry is worn during the summer dances and ceremonies.

The pawn shop is the place to safe keep possessions when not needed. Native American jewelry, old pawn and vintage jewelry made for Native Americans by Native Americans is believed to be a higher quality and most likely made specifically customized to the buyers request and size. This jewelry had different purposes and could be used as decoration, ceremonial or a display of wealth. Besides the beauty, craftsmanship and artistic nature of Native American Jewelry; is that it was once owned, worn, appreciated and used. If the jewelry spirit could talk it would tell of the happy times, sad times, celebrations, ceremonies and its travels in its first life. If you are lucky enough to own a piece of Native American Pawn Jewelry and treasure it, you will add your own story, spirit and share the emotional bond with our Native American treasure and history. There are many legends surrounding Native Americans and Turquoise. Many believe Turquoise harbors life-giving qualities and symbolized both water and sky.

Many people still believe the stone has the power to heal, bring good fortune, improve focus enhance positive energy. By wearing Turquoise it provides protection, good health and long life. Cultures throughout the world believe turquoise is a carrier of positive energy that allows the wearer to deflect negativity and ward off depression. It is also believed to be a stone of good fortune.

When offered as a gift, turquoise metaphysical properties will be transferred to the person receiving the stone. Archeologists believe American Indians began mining turquoise thousands of years ago in the American Southwest. Ancient dig sites have been discovered in Kingman, Arizona and other locations. _gsrx_vers_856 GS 7.0.20 (856). The item "Vintage Old Pawn Royston Turquoise Sterling Silver Navajo Pin 1960s 1970s" is in sale since Sunday, September 15, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Jewelry". The seller is "amanasky" and is located in Dolan Springs, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Uruguay, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Canada, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.

• Country of Manufacture: United States
• Jewelry Type: Pins
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Metal Purity: 925
• Artisan: M A
• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
• Main Stone: Turquoise
• Country of Origin: United States
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