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 ...

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, ...

Jesse Monongya is a master Navajo/Hopi jeweler Monongya is best known for his night-sky designs inlaid into a bear shape, which symbolizes strength and power, as well as other forms. His bracelets, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Navajo rug and jewelry show is taking place in Scottsdale. The show is free, and proceeds from sales will support native weavers. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Navajo rugs, jewelry and crafts are just some of ...

Glittering World presents the story of Navajo jewelry through the lens of the gifted Yazzie family of Gallup, New Mexico—one of the most celebrated jewelry making families of our time. The silver, ...