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Melody Lightfeather Signed Print Maria Martinez 1984
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Pre 1990 item# 971207 (stock# 1083)
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$ 250.-
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Published printing (Portrait of Maria Martinez, famous potter of San Idelfonso Pueblo, 1920) from original watercolor by Melody Lightfeather by the American Cancer Society to Commemorate the Native American Health Awareness week, May 18 – 20, 1984. Hand signed by the artist, see image.
Featured in People Magazine, Vogue and USA Today, Ms. Lightfeather's work is owned by the past five presidents and celebrities such as Goldie Hawn, Barbara Bush, Linda Gray, and Willie Nelson. Her designs ha ...click for details
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Turquoise Tab Necklace with Old Navajo Cast Brooch
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Contemporary item# 941082 (stock# 1005)
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$ 325.-
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Custom Jewelry Designer Carolyn McGraw lives in Jackson Hole Wyoming, where infinite wonders of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks are muses for her custom design. Soaring mountains, hidden valleys, thundering waterfalls and abundant wildlife are matchless inspiration for artistic, one of a kind jewelry art.
CG’ creates jewelry to serve not only as enhancement to the inner and outer beauty of the wearer it, but to stand alone as displayable art. When not worn, this one of a kind jew ...click for details
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Begay Navajo Sterling Bracelet ca. 1970s
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Pre 1980 item# 902083 (stock# 885)
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$ 375.-
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Wow. This is a most unusual look, almost reminiscent of the style of the pieces done by the innovative Mexican artist Matl and certainly unique for Navajo work. This "watch bracelet" was made by J.M.Begay. The only info I have is that he is from the Lukachukai, Arizona region and began using his hallmark in 1976.
Many friends have had good luck buying turquoise stones they like and having them added to watch bracelets such as these, thereby creating an entirely new bracelet for the ...click for details
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Sterling Multi Stone Inlaid Bracelet by Brett Bastien
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Contemporary item# 901739 (stock# 870)
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$ 750.00
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Outstanding contemporary jeweler Brett W. Bastien from Santa Fe, New Mexico handcrafted this Loloma style inlaid bracelet. He is one of the few Anglo artisans to study at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). He studied under Famous silversmith Danny Romero, Duane Maktima and Otellie Pasaveva Loloma. He also teaches some classes at the Institute of Fine Arts in Mesa, Arizona.
This contemporary heavy sterling silver bracelet is inlaid with ironwood, natural Morenci turquoise, natural fox ...click for details
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Sterling Silver Bracelet with Turquoise Brett Bastien
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Pre 2000 item# 898107 (stock# 860)
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$ 350.-
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Outstanding contemporary jeweler Brett W. Bastien from Santa Fe, New Mexico handcrafted this beautiful sterling silver bracelet wit a natural hand cut turquoise stone by the artist from the Royston Mine in Arizona. He is one of the few Anglo artisans to study at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). He studied under Famous silversmith Danny Romero, Duane Maktima and Otellie Pasaveva Loloma. He also teaches some classes at the Institute of Fine Arts in Mesa, Arizona.
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Sterling Silver Earrings/Pendant Set Frank Valdez Taos
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Contemporary item# 742386 (stock# 424)
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$ 285.- ON Sale nopw $ 225.-
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Frank Valdez a master silversmith was born in Cimarron New Mexico and raised in Taos.
Frank’s parents Joe and Lorenza Valdez gave Frank, his brother Alex and sister Lorna a positive environment that nurtured self-reliance as well as creativity. Frank a Vietnam Veteran has seen many sides of life and many places in the world, but home is and always will be New Mexico. Like Taos Franks Heritage is a cultural event. Being of Spanish and Pueblo descent with a dash of Irish and Austrian makes his je ...click for details
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Virgil Vigil Tesuque Pueblo Watercolor Deer Dance
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New item# 728930 (stock# 352)
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$ 395.-
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Virgil Vigil (Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico) is the son of Paul Vigil. His work is very detailed, done in brighter colors than that of his father, Paul Vigil (see above). Virgil is the heir-apparent of the traditional Pueblo Dancer painters. This miniature Deer Dance watercolor was painted in 2001. Matted size is 10 ¼ inches by 5 ¾ inches; watercolor painting is 6 3/16 inches by 1-¾ inches.
Awards: 2006 SWAIA Indian Market Award, category 1804 miniatures drawings.
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Hopi Sterling Watch Tips Benjamin Mansfield ca.1980s
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Pre 1990 item# 706677 (stock# 256)
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$ 150.-
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Hopi artist Benjamin Mansfield son of Vernon Mansfield made these beautiful watch tips with a turtle design. He is from the Bear Strap Clan, the village Shungopavi Second Mesa, AZ, began silver work in 1983.He learned his craft at the Hopi Guild.
Tips are 1 3/8 inches long and 1 ¼ inches wide on the side the watch will be mounted and 1 inch wide were the watch band is. Watch band is stainless steel and 3 inches long and 5/8 inches wide. The watch band can be replace with no problem if you desir ...click for details
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Santo Domingo Pueblo Heart Inlay Pendant Joe Reano
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Pre 2000 item# 695949 (stock# 188)
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$ 289.-
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Joe Reano is featured in many books and winner of many awards. This is a lovely earlier example of Joe Reano's work, done in Spiny Oyster shell with dramatic touches of lapis, a blue stone. Purchased from a jeweler/artist friend who fashioned her own blue cord and screw closure to put it on (the piece did not come with a chain or anything from which to hang it), that is included in the price. It would look just as nice on a silver chain, or silver beads, or spiny or lapis beads. A perfect pe ...click for details
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