Bangle Bracelets can be worn singly or in groups of 20 or more, but a common configuration is in a group of seven which is called a "semanaria" which stands for a week, one bracelet for every day of the week.

Most of these bracelets are sterling silver, five are marked (Stamps of 925, Sterling, Taxco or Mexico indicate Sterling Silver); two are not marked. Twist bracelets are hard to mark since they don't have a flat surface on which to stamp hallmarks. They have oxidized according to their age and could be polished (see our cloths hyperlink in box below) or left with this great patina.

From left to right, here are the details:

• 1 - Stamped with S and stamped inside "MEXICO MEXICO"
• 2 - Double rope twist, gorgeous workmanship, no markings inside (difficult to mark a twist)
• 3 - Braided wrap, "925, TAXCO"
• 4 - Abalone inlay, stamped inside "MEXICO"
• 5 - Lovely floral design, no markings, may not be Sterling.
• 6 - Very nicely made rope twist, with flattened interior surface with these markings "925, MEXICO" and what looks like "R-27"
• 7 -Geometric, stamped "MEXICO"

Pawn Shop    Main Jewelry Page    Return Policy

Some of the items are dead pawn from pawn shops located in the southwest United States where Native Americans live. Often, Native Americans convert their jewelry into income for expenses or emergencies. Most pawned items are redeemed by the owner before the expiration date. In the few cases where the pawn is not retrieved, it becomes dead pawn and the pawn broker has a legal right to sell the merchandise to recoup the money that was paid to the Native American artist.

We do not polish sterling silver jewelry in the Pawn Shop that has become tarnished because some buyers like the old patina.

We offer silver jewelry cloths that are perfect for the purpose. See http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/cloth/cloth.htm

For new hand made Native American jewelry, visit our regular store at http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/jewelry.htm