High quality handmade southwestern native american jewelry.
Traditional navajo jewelry.
Turquoise has been the traditional favorite for most native american jewelry craftsmen.
The thing that seperates man from animal is adornment.
These method have been used for generations of navajo silversmiths and jewelry craftsman.
Historically the navajo artists have focused on organic shapes decorated with gemstones that haven t been refined into a traditional image.
All of our traditional navajo jewelry is hand crafted by navajos in albuquerque gallup nm santa fe and other southwestern cities using sterling silver and a variety of turquoise and other stones.
Originally navajo jewelry was made only for other fellow tribesmen and neighboring tribes but as more and more traders.
Excavations in southern arizona have.
Genuine native american jewelry continues to have significant cultural significance today with many fashion forward individuals choosing to wear it to.
Find traditional navajo bracelets rings pendants.
Most focus on silver or metal formations that divert from the normal shapes.
One definite trait of navajo jewelry is in the intricacy and detailing in the beading and carving of adornments.
According to archaeologists fetishes of stone and shell predate the christian epoch.
Contemporary navajo jewelry based on traditional navajo designs.
A history of native american jewelry made by navajo artists.
Native american jewelry is still prized for the incredible skill and craftsmanship that goes into each piece as well as the timeless traditional designs that have become so recognizable.
Some say that thoughtful man began with adornment with the first bead on a necklace to be precise.