Native American Turquoise Jewelry New Mexico

Early zuni lapidaries use stone antler wood or cactus spine to cut shape drill and polish turquoise jet argillite and red shale.

Native american turquoise jewelry new mexico.

Our selection of turquoise jewelry is one of the widest selections of native american jewelry in the united states. New vintage and dead pawn necklaces bracelets earrings rings pendants more. We are a 3rd generation family business. Located in historic old town in albuquerque the silver sun has been welcoming visitors for over 40 years.

Blue ridge sleeping beauty turquoise mountain kingman royston fox mountain natural nevada dry creek and white buffalo. As a result the jewelry offered for sale carries a lifetime guarantee against defects in craftsmanship. Native american jewelry pottery kachinas and aty. Our relationships with the artists have taken us all throughout new mexico and arizona.

Our stones sourced from local tribes such as the zuni navajo and santo domingo are among the hardest of the gemstones with deep blue green hues and natural lines that have formed over time beautiful marks of their authenticity. We offer native american jewelry from 3 tribes in the southwest navajo zuni and hopi. However the history and geography of new mexico allow the state to lay special claim to some native american jewelry. Native american jewelry particularly navajo sterling silver and turquoise jewelry is known all over the world so really no jewelry is only seen and worn by the people of new mexico.

Turquoise is one of the world s oldest gems. Real turquoise is rare remains beautiful through the decades. Handcrafted by navajo and zuni silversmiths we sell the following types of turquoise in our jewelry. Native american turquoise jewelry made with collectible north american turquoise turquoise from around the globe by the finest pueblo southwestern jewelry artists in new mexico.

Men s women s cuffs. Sourcing native american indian turquoise jewelry. Counterfeiting it goes back at least a century. Ancestral puebloans trade turquoise with mesoamerican tribes.

Bear vintage native american navajo turquoise coral sterling silver squash blossom necklace sale price 2 499 99 2 499 99 regular price 9 999 95 9 999 95 make us an offer. A chronology native adornment is millennia old.