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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 ...
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 ...
Differences between Natural and Stabilized Turquoise(Post)Turquoise comes out of the earth in a large variety of shapes and sizes, from nuggets to veins. It has a natural range of color from deep blue to bright green, and can be found with different ...
Bronzes (Post)Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin originally used for tools and weapons during the Bronze Age. The art of bronze sculptures dates back thousands of years. The earliest known bronze statu ...
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 ...
Pima(Page)The Pima (or Akimel O'odham) are a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico). The long name, "Akimel O'odham", means ...
Blackfeet Indian Reservation(Page)The Blackfeet Indian Reservation or Blackfeet Nation is an Indian reservation of the Blackfeet tribe in Montana in the United States. It is located east of Glacier National Park a ...
Ring Size Chart(Page)Ring Size Chart Here is a nice chart in case you need help finding the proper ring size. Just take a piece of paper or a tape measure and wrap it around your finger. Mark paper and measu ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chinese Turquoise(Page)During the 1970’s when turquoise popularity spiked in the United States, Chinese turquoise importation rapidly increased due to the increasing price and decreasing supply of Americ ...
Colorado Turquoise Mines(Page)Cripple Creek Mine The Cripple Creek Mine is found in Teller County, Colorado and is the locale of various little gold mines. Injure Creek turquoise is principally found as a by-result of gold minin ...
Native American Population in the United States(Page) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Population In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that about 0.8% of the U.S. population was of American Indian or Alaska Native  ...
Dreamcatchers(Page)A dreamcatcher. (modern) In Native American culture, a dreamcatcher (or dream catcher; Lakota: iháŋbla gmunka, Ojibwe: asabikeshiinh, t ...
Types of Turquoise(Page)Turquoise Types Ajax Bisbee Bisbee (Enhanced) Bisbee (Stabilized) Black Widow Blue Diamond Blue Gem Blue Moon Candelabra Carico Lake Chinese Damele Easter Blue Godber Indian Mou ...
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 ...
How to Care for your Native American Jewelry(Page)Caring for the high quality Jewelry that you love is a must if you want to maintain the luster and shine of the prized pieces in your collection. There are a number of tips and tricks that we w ...
Arizona Turquoise Mines(Page)Bisbee Mine Blue Bird Mine Castle Dome Mine Castle Dome Mine Cave Creek Mine Ithaca Peak Mine Kingman Mine Morenci Mine Sleeping Beauty Mine Turquoise Mountain Arizona Turquoise Mines ...
Queen Annes War(Page)Queen Anne's War (1702–1713), as it was known in the English colonies, was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought between France and England in North America for control of the ...
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 ...
Mata Ortiz Pottery(Page)History Materials The Story of Mata Ortiz The Art of Mata Ortiz Pot Burnishing Pot Packing 101 Protective Rings for Pots Made-In-Mexico Stickers Insuring/Documenting Collections Pointers f ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
