Native American Handmade Jewelry
- Battling the Imposters - BE CAREFUL! People Sell Fake Art Navajo silversmiths don’t own the rights to turquoise and silver jewelry. Just like the Amish don’t own the rights to wooden furniture. However, what they do own...
- Squash Blossom Necklace - The squash blossom necklace is maybe the most recognizable Native American piece of Squash Blossom Necklace wearable art. You will find the necklace surrounded by debate. It is speculated that the...
- Hammered Coin Silver - Vernon Tracy - Navajo silversmith Vernon Tracy shares with us some of the steps it takes to turn coin silver into a piece of wearable art. It all starts with 12 half-dollars. Vernon melts the coins into liquid and...
- “Dead Pawn” – How it Works - In Gallup, New Mexico things are done a little differently than, well say Las Vegas where “Pawn Stars” is filmed. When our customers come into the shop it is never a question of, “what would...
- Saddles Galore! - Navajo artists like Thomas Curtis Sr., Leonard Nez, Wayne Franklin, & Oscar Alexius have something else in common, the Rodeo. All of them have competed and won big events in the...
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Identifying & Discovering - Hopi pendant: I inherited a Hopi silver inlay pendant from my dad and would love to know significance of the image. I would also love to find who made it if...
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Appraising & Evaluating - watch cuff: Hi I have had a watch cuff since 1981 that was a gift to me, I just ran across it again after all these years and and wondering what if any it...
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- Perry Null Trading:
- How did you get involved with carvings?
- Harold:
- In 1987 I began helping a Jemez carver by the name of Marvin Toya with his work. He did lots of shows and I worked with him to help him get ready.
- Perry Null Trading:
- Was it difficult to learn?
- Harold:
- I was working in a welding shop at the time, so I would work with cutting small things and working with my hands. It was a very natural transition for me.
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- How did you get out on your own?























