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Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family

Jewelry making has long been an important part of the lives of Southwest Native peoples. During the last 50 years, Native jewelers in the Southwest—Navajos in particular—have created a contemporary ...
The New York Times

From the Sea and Desert to Silver Creations

Native American artisans create molds from cuttlebone and tufa stone to cast metal jewelry. Anthony Lovato works with tufa stone molds to create jewelry at his studio in Santo Domingo Pueblo, ...
Hyperallergic

Navajo Designer Uses Jewelry to Talk About Misconceptions

SANTA FE — For Samantha Platero, founder of Dineh Jewelry, a career working with silver might have seemed inevitable. Her name literally means “silversmith,” her grandparents were silversmiths, and so ...
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National Museum of the American Indian in New York Premieres Exhibition on Navajo Jewelry

The National Museum of the American Indian’s George Gustav Heye Center in New York celebrates its 20th anniversary with the opening of “Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family” Thursday, ...
The New York Times

A Traditional Necklace That Lives On

Many jewelry designers and makers are inspired by the Native American squash blossom design. A squash blossom necklace made by a silversmith known as Slender Maker of Silver between 1885 and 1890 for ...