This hand made silver and turquoise bracelet, was recently retrieved from a Gallup, New Mexico pawn shop. All the jewelry from this pawn shop was pawned by Native Americans living in the local area. Gallup is the "pawn capital" and "Indian jewelry capital" of the Southwest, close to the Navajo and Zuni reservations.
The bracelet is set with seven turquoise stones covering from one end to the other.. The stones are a bright turquoise color with natural black matrix. There are no cracks in the stones, only natural matrix lines. Classic Navajo bracelet accented with twisted silver rope, silver raindrop beads, stamped edges, and applied silver leaves at the terminals. Hallmarked "L Bahe" in script. The exact age of the bracelet is unknown.
The bracelet is 1" wide with an inner measurement of about 5-1/2" end-to-end plus a slightly adjustable opening gap of 1". Weighs 59.5 grams. Excellent condition.
