Description
Vintage 32" Silver Navajo pearl heishi necklace or double choker. These are very nice hand stamped beads, nice old ones circa mid 20th century, perhaps older. My guess is this necklace was made later than the beads. It has a hook on each side so it can be worn at 32" or as a choker where the smallest is approximately 15" and the other is 17".
All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. I rarely use the word "sterling" when referring to older Native American silver or really any older silver jewelry as silver contents vary and "sterling" is 92.5% silver. No older jewelry is going to be exactly 92.5% silver, some a little over, some a little under. It wasn‘t an exact thing with handmade jewelry. I‘ve seen thousands of pieces xrf‘d to prove this. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women‘s wrist.
