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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 531983, member: 2844"]Wow, what a gift. It is gorgeous, and Navajo in style. My guess is it was made in the 60s-70s, but [USER=255]@reader[/USER] may have a better idea of the age.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, that is a friend you should maybe have a drink with, but not listen to when it comes to jewellery.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Older Native American pieces are rarely signed.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may look that way, but it is best to forget that term. Old Pawn is only jewellery that has been part of the Navajo pawn system. Valuable items were pawned because the Navajo couldn't get bank loans.</p><p>A lot of jewellery is randomly called Old Pawn, but very few pieces actually are. It is highly unlikely this beauty ever was. If you know its provenance and know for a fact that it was ever pawned by a Navajo owner, then you can say it is Old Pawn. Otherwise just forget the term, and be happy you have a beautiful necklace. That would be more than good enough for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 531983, member: 2844"]Wow, what a gift. It is gorgeous, and Navajo in style. My guess is it was made in the 60s-70s, but [USER=255]@reader[/USER] may have a better idea of the age. Ok, that is a friend you should maybe have a drink with, but not listen to when it comes to jewellery.:playful: Older Native American pieces are rarely signed. It may look that way, but it is best to forget that term. Old Pawn is only jewellery that has been part of the Navajo pawn system. Valuable items were pawned because the Navajo couldn't get bank loans. A lot of jewellery is randomly called Old Pawn, but very few pieces actually are. It is highly unlikely this beauty ever was. If you know its provenance and know for a fact that it was ever pawned by a Navajo owner, then you can say it is Old Pawn. Otherwise just forget the term, and be happy you have a beautiful necklace. That would be more than good enough for me.[/QUOTE]
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