Dead Pawn Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace

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Dead Pawn Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace

SKU: 223286

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This is a spectacular Dead Pawn Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace created with a Pineapple motif. The squash blossom necklace has been created in the traditional Navajo Style and incorporates 15 Turquoise Stones. The Pawn Shop where this piece was acquired stated that the Turquoise is from the Kingman Arizona Turquoise Mine. This piece has been estimated to have been created in the late 1960s or early 1970s and was moved to Dead Pawn status in February 2002. All work is on this exceptional piece has been crafted in Sterling Silver. The non bead work has further been crafted the sandcast technique.

The individual 12 Squash Blossoms measure approximately 2 1/4 inches long as measured from the top of the sterling silver art work to the bottom of the silver squash blossom. The inside neckline of this piece measures approximately 28 1/4 inches from clasp to clasp. The Naja measures approximately 3 3/8 inches from top to bottom and is approximately 2 3/8 wide at the widest point. Total weight of this piece is 349.9 grams.

The principal part of the traditional squash blossom necklace is the Naja. It is believe that the Southwestern Indians first saw this ornament on the horse bridles of the Spanish Conquistadors in the late 1500s and early 1600s. Captured or traded, these ornaments soon graced the necks of the local Native Americans. Their acquisition was a matter of pride, and as the generations came and went, the najahe or naja became symbolic and was associated through ceremony with crop fertility. The Navajo word for the squash blossom bead is yo ne maze disya gi, which means simply, bead that spreads out.

The term Pawn refers to selling jewelry or other personal items for cash. It can also mean exchanging jewelry or other personal items for cash by using the item as collateral for a loan. If the piece used for collateral is not claimed by an agreed upon date, then the item becomes Dead Pawn and the pawn shop becomes the owner of the item and can choose to sell the item to reclaim the cost of the money lent. The term Dead Pawn does not indicate the age of the jewelry. Dead Pawn jewelry can be very old, newly made or anywhere in between.

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