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As a small child, my grandmother gave me a tiny turquoise ring that she
had bought for me in New Mexico at a trading post. This started my fascination with
turquoise and Native American jewelry. For the past 20 years, I have been collecting Native American jewelry. At first, I collected only turquoise and silver Navajo pieces. I am particularly fond of turquoise that is 'green'. Now I collect jewelry from numerous of the Pueblo people. To see more of my jewelry and some of my friends, click on From Private Collections . |
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Turquoise - History, Properties and Mines |
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Morenci Turquoise Mine |
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Dry Creek Godber Burnham Mine |
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Native American Jewelry of the Southwest |
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ln April of 2003, my sister and I went to
New Mexico together. We visited Taos, Albuquerque, Santa Fe and
several of 19 Pueblos. One of my favorite pueblos was Acoma. ln a parking lot near the towering mesa that Sky City sits upon, is a battered white van. The van is the shop and workshop of a native American artist. While in the van, I saw him working on a new bracelet. The piece of turquoise was lovely and one of the finest I had seen on the trip. The artist sold me the unfinished bracelet with the promise to finish it for me. He did. SEE if you can pick it out in From the Private Collections. To see more of this trip click on On the Trail of Coronado - Travelogue |
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More About the Native Americans of the Southwest |
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Hubbell Trading Post and the Navajo | |
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| The Native Americans of the Southwest are a diverse group. To help you with your track your research, use the Learning Logs listed below. | |||
| Learning Log # 1 Tribes of the Southwest | |||
| Learning Log #2 The Navajo - Dine | |||
| Learning Log #3 Images of Native American life - From 1860 Forward | |||
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| Mrs. Novak's Lesson Plans | Projects from Millicent Rogers Museum | Native American Cultures Across the US Lesson Plan | Navajo Art - A Way of Life Lesson Plans |
| Cline Library - Colorado Plateau Digital Archives | The Hopi Tribe - About us | The Hopi of the Southwest | Southwest Native Americans - The Orchard School, Indianapolis, IN |
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