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How to Care for your Sterling Silver Jewelry(Post)
Pure Silver is an element, and will not tarnish. However, pure silver is too soft for use in jewelry, thus, is alloyed with other elements and metals, such as copper, nickel, and zinc. This combin ...
Zuni Inlays(Post)Jewelry made by the Zuni Native American Indians covers a wide range of Southwestern styles and designs. However, while it varies greatly, its basic inlaid styling makes it uniquely different t ...
From the Auction (Post)As I sit here writing this, my boss, the owner of Alltribes, Mr. Richard Candy, is participating in a live auction on his computer in the office I share with him. I personally can't understand what t ...
Restoration and Refurbishment(Post)Sometimes, old jewelry needs some love. Perhaps a beaded neckalce has spent the better part of the last decade tangled up in the back of a drawer. Maybe the original strands of a squash blossom neckl ...
Silversmithing and Silver(Post)In addition to tools required for silversmithing, the silver itself is necessary. The old-time Native American silversmith liked coin silver, often made from pesos. The old pesos that the Native ...
Mata Ortiz Pottery(Post)In the 1960’s, a young man named Jaun Quezada Celado, a poor farmer living in the Casas Grandes region of Chihuahua Mexico, was gathering firewood near an old archeological site and stumbled across ...
Squash Blossom Necklace(Post)The Soul of the Southwest: The Story & Spirit of the Squash Blossom Necklace In the red-gold glow of desert sunrise, where turquoise skies meet sandstone horizons, one of the most iconic pieces o ...
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise(Post)Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Blog ...
Did You Know? (Post)Did you know that we come from a long tradition of jewelry making? Richard Candy ran jewelry production companies in Gallup, NM back in the golden age of Native sterling silver and turquoise jewelry; ...
“High Shine” or “Original Patina”?(Post)If you are fortunate enough to come across one of the old pawn or vintage jewelry items we have for sale on our website, first of all, congratulations! You are about to own a piece of history.
Flea Markets - a Thriving Tadition(Post)Whether you call it a flea market or a swap meet, you can generally find exactly what you need! A longstanding tradition on Navajo Land, each major town has it's own day of the week for it's big Buyi ...
Petroglyphs and Petrographs(Post)As a child growing up on Navajo Land, I was privileged to see first-hand the history of The People preserved on the sandstone that defined my environment. Whether I was running up and down White ...
Navajo Jewelry A Brief History(Post)The Navajo people have been making jewelry for many years. Before the Navajo people were introduced to incorporating silver into their jewelry, their wares consisted mainly of beads, shells, and anim ...
Butterflies and Turquoise: Symbolism of Transformation and Growth(Post)Butterflies and Turquoise: Symbolism of Transformation and Growth Butterflies, diamonds, and turquoise all share one thing in common; they are symbols of transformation. Each one reminds us that beau ...
Old Pawn / Antique Jewelry(Page)Antique Bisbee Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace Throughout Indian lands the trading posts serve as pawn shops. When Native Americans need money, they can pawn or sell the artwork and jewelry th ...
New Mexico Turquoise Mines(Page)Hachita Turquoise Mine High Lonesome Mine The Johnny Bull Mine Santa Rita Turquoise Mine Tyrone Mine New Mexico Hachita Turquoise Mine Hachita Turquoise Hachita turquoise i ...
Bisbee Turquoise(Page)Bisbee Turquoise Antique Necklace Bisbee Turquoise Pendant Necklace by Navajo artist Leroy Begay, 1960s The Bisbee mine "the Lavender Pit", near Bisbee, Arizona, is one of the more famous of the Am ...
History of Native American Jewelry(Page) Origin History Semi-Precious Stones Turquoise Coral Silversmithing Old Pawn Jewelry ...
Coral(Page)Information About Coral Branch Coral Vintage Old Pawn Pendant by R. Sunbird Mediterranean Branch Coral Beads There are several types of precious coral. Although Red corals ar ...
Nevada Turquoise Mines(Page)Royston Mine Ajax Mine Apache Mine Basalt Mine Blackwidow Mine Blue Boy Mine/Milkyway Mine Blue Creek Mine Blue Diamond Mine Blue Eagle Mine Blue Gem Mine Blue Ice Mine Blue Jay Mine Bl ...
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Information(Page)Eye Dazzling Natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Sleeping beauty turquoise is a gorgeous blue gemstone that comes from a mine located near Globe, Arizona and is noted for its solid, light blue color ...
Lapis Lazuli(Page) Lapis lazuli A polished specimen of lapis lazuli. General Category Rock Chemical formula mixture of minerals Identification Color Blue, mottled with white calcite and bra ...
Navajo Pottery(Page)Navajo Pottery by Kevin and Jolinda Black The largest Indian group, with a population of two hundred thousand, is the Navajo Nation, which is located on the Navajo reservation that is fourteen m ...
Shalako Kachina Dolls(Page)Shalako Kachina Dolls 11/18/2011 By Shalako Kachina Dolls are the most impressive pieces of Native American Indian art. Navajo Indian Kachina Dolls and Hopi Indian Kachina Dolls are highly colle ...
A Hidden America: Children of the Plains(Page)A Hidden America: Children of the Plains is originally by: 20 / 20 on ABC. Diane Sawyer reports on the young dreamers of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Par ...
Sterling Silver Information(Page)Contents Astrology The Healing Power of Silver Myths about Silver Ancient Egypt Greek & Roman Myths Norse Mythology Celtic Mythology Facts about Silver Silver in Medicine Anci ...
Native American Glossary(Page)A Acoma Ajax Turquoise Alloy Amber Amethyst Anasazi Antique Finish Apple Coral Avanu Aventurine Azurite B Bail Bamboo Coral Bangle Beadwork Bear Bear Paw Bezel Bead bl ...
Types of Native American Kachina Dolls(Page)Antelope Badger Bean Bear Broadface Buffalo Warrior Butterfly Chief Corn Maiden Crow Mtakes youother Deer Eagle First Mesa Hemis Hoop Dancer Hototo Hummingbird Kokopelli Left Ha ...
Frank Gallagher(Page)John Gallagher (front left) Frank Gallagher (front right) Frank & John Gallagher's ancestor, one of the first wooden Indian carvers, st ...
Navajo Rugs Info(Page)Navajo Rugs The tradition of Navajo Rug weaving combines many aspects of Navajo life into one enduring discipline. The materials, the method, the skill, and the meaning all come together, woven in ...
Native American Symbols(Page) Sign Name Meaning Sign Name Meaning Sign Name Meaning 4 Ages Infancy, Youth,Middle & Old Age EagleFeathers Chief MorningStars Guidance Arrow Prot ...
Famous Native Americans in History(Page)-Sherman Alexie: (born October 7, 1966) is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American wit ...
Powers of Turquoise(Page)Anselmus De Boot a court physician and an seventeenth century emperor, found himself, one night, traveling a very narrow and dangerous road. His horse stumbled. De Boot was thrown to the ground and, ...
History of American Indian Pottery(Page)Jemez Hopi Pottery Between 25,000 B.C. and 8,000 B.C., some scholars believe the Indians entered the Continental United States from Asia, traveling across the Bering Straight through Canada, when a ...
Hopi Indian Kachina Doll Making(Page)How to Make Hopi Kachina Dolls The Kachina Doll (pronounced - kuh CHEE' nah) is a significant part of the Hopi religion. traditionally called tihu the dolls are not play things, but rather repre ...
Storyteller Pottery(Page)For many years, storyteller pottery or storyteller dolls been a part of the Pueblo pottery tradition. The storyteller doll is a clay figure made by the Pueblo people of New Mexico. It is a figure of ...
Cherokee(Page)The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States (principally Georgia, the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee). Linguistically, they are part of the Iro ...
Navajo(Page)Navajo Nation Poster. The Navajo (Dine (Dineh) tribe of North America are of Athabascan stock, living on reservations in northeastern Arizona and contiguous parts of New Mexico and Utah. They are cl ...
Santo Domingo Pueblo(Page)Santo Domingo Pueblo is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States and is located 25 miles south of Santa Fe. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,550.
Assiniboine(Page)The Assiniboine: People originally from the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. In modern times, they have been based in present-day Saskatchewan; they have also populated parts of ...
