Old Pawn is a term used for American Indian jewellery made by Native Americans and worn by Native Americans, not for public production or the tourist trade. It is extremely rare and valuable to collectors, and can even be used today as pieces are still pawned to brokers.
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The pieces are usually made from a silver ingot and hand-drawn wire, and the stones are usually not as great of quality as some of the pieces made in the 1940s to today. Examples of the older pieces include horse halter headstalls, bracelets, rings, squash blossom necklaces, Concho belts, leather pouches with silver decorations, tobacco canteens, earrings, and Jacla necklaces.These old pawn pieces were taken to a Trading Post, where the items were pawned for a certain amount of money and then redeemed when the sum was paid back.
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