Navajo Bracelet

Larger turquoise gemstones and hefty silver are characteristics of antique and vintage Navajo bracelets for sale at various auctions. Turquoise stones, Garnets, and Gaspeite gems are common valuable stones featured in antique and vintage Navajo bracelets at auction. Until the technique of silversmithing was discovered, copper had been a common metal for antique and vintage Navajo bracelets at auction. Navajo jewelry has a long and illustrious history. Tribal groups from the nation have a long tradition of creating jewelry. Concho belts, bracelets, and necklaces were among the first pieces created, but they gradually grew to include a comprehensive variety of jewelry.

The bracelets, pendants, earrings, and rings are created from a variety of substances, such as turquoise stone, bone, gemstones, silver, antlers, copper, and many more. Many Navajo artisans continue to make jewelry, most of which is available for purchase online. Paleo-Indians used a small stone tool to mold rocks and shells as jewelry as early as 8,800 BC, according to archaeological data. Navajo artisans use the inlay or cluster type stones, though they utilize thicker silver than other Southwestern tribal groups like the Hopi or Zuni. It has also been used to denote social status. Turquoise has always remained a popular choice for Native Americans in the Southwest. In contemporary Navajo jewelry, some Navajo artisans use machine-made substances like steel or titanium, along with treated stones.  Ancient, tribal, and Spanish designs and current styles all come together to outshine older styles.