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Navajo Rugs - A Woven Legacy(Post)
A Woven Legacy: 8 Iconic Navajo Rug Styles in One Extraordinary Sampler Some rugs decorate a space. Others tell a story. And then — once in a great while — a single rug tells eight stor ...
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 ...
Discover the Desert Where Dreams Are Blue(Post)Discover the Desert Where Dreams Are BlueThe iconic Sleeping Beauty Turquoise comes from Globe, Arizona, a region renowned for its rugged desert mountains and rich mineral deposits. Named after the n ...
Concho Belts(Post)From their early beginnings with Eastern tribes and European influences to the wide appeal they hold today, concho belts have a timeless charm that's both culturally significant and fashion-forward.
Number Eight Turquoise: Nevada’s Hidden Gem(Post)Number Eight Turquoise: Nevada's Hidden Gem When most people think of Nevada, the first thing that comes to mind is Las Vegas and the Strip, neon lights, and endless entertainment. But beyond the cit ...
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 ...
What does this Symbol Mean?(Post)When people first start taking an interest in Southwestern and Native art and jewelry, they often ask, "what does this symbol mean?". There are certain designs and symbols that are iconic to Native a ...
The Timeless Appeal of Belt Buckles: A Symbol of Style and Tradition(Post)The Timeless Appeal of Belt Buckles: A Symbol of Style and TraditionBelt buckles are not just functional accessories; they are a bold statement of personality, style, and heritage. Whether worn wit ...
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 ...
Ganado Rugs(Page)Essentially Navajo rugs have been around for a long time but the Ganado style Navajo rug did not really get it's name until the great times of the Hubbell trading post in the late 1800's. Most Nava ...
Native American Rug History(Page)Navajo Rug Hand weaving Hand weaving, starting 1000 years ago as a Nomadic craft in the Middle East and has left us with little recorded information as to the origin of designs. Generally, trader ...
Klagetoh Rugs(Page)Weavers around the nearby trading post at Klagetoh, Arizona (also owned by Hubbell) often worked in the same colors and patterns, but reversed the color scheme and used a grey ground with red, whit ...
Two Grey Hills Rug(Page)In the Two Grey Hills region, including Toaslena and Tocito, sandstone and lava are sculpted into canyons, and mountains rise to bear alpine conifers. The Two Grey Hills of this day is a technical ...
Fred Bowannie(Page)Fred and Lula Bowannie were Zuni master silver smiths that started making jewelry since the 1940's. Fred was also a member of the Zuni Council for many years. This Zuni couple are capable of masterin ...
Artists(Page) Silversmiths Rug Weavers Bead-work Artists Pottery Artists Artifact Designers Painters & Sketch Artists Wood Carvers Photographers Lapidary Basket Weavers ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
