This sterling silver pendant necklace has been beautifully crafted by Zuni artist Vera Halusewa. Vera is known for her pettipoint turquoise and cluster work. It is signed V. Halusewa and marked Sterling.
Pendant: 1 1/2\" tall including the loop at the top.Chain: 16\" 7 Grams

This necklace is in like new condition and has never been worn. It was part of a large collection purchased from an old trading post going out of business here in Sedona, AZ.

Throughout the 40 years that I have been in business, I have purchased jewelry from pawn shops throughout the Southwest that had collections of dead pawn. Most of these pawn shops and trading posts are now closed. The Native American would pawn his jewelry for immediate cash. The shop would hold it and charge interest until he could reclaim it. Dead pawn are the pieces that were never retrieved. Old Pawn Jewelry typically dates from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Most of the early pieces are not signed because it wasn\'t the Native American tradition to sign the pieces they crafted. Also, the turquoise in old pawn is turquoise that you can\'t get anymore because many of the mines have closed. And, the red and orange coral is rare because of the coral bleaching which is happening today.

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