Native American Jewelry Tips

Looking for a Peterson Johnson Pendant

Native American Jewelry Tips — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:04:15 +0000

Paula, I have three pendant necklaces from Peterson Johnson and am looking for a fourth one. I love his designs and the store I had purchased them from in Wilkes Barre, PA no longer sells them. I love the blue turquoise, or green stones if possible. Do you carry anything like this, or know where [...]

Sterling Silver, Turquoise and Coral Navajo Made Slave Bracelet

Native American Jewelry Tips — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:44:03 +0000

Sterling Silver, Turquoise and Coral Navajo Made Slave Bracelet

Mole Tracks Under the Snow

Native American Jewelry Tips — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:41:21 +0000

I hiked across the pastures yesterday taking advantage of the warm weather. The snow has melted and revealed mole tracks on the top of the ground where the moles were busy tunneling under the snow. Mole Tracks Revealed After the Snow Melts Jet Mole Fetish Carving by David Yazzie, Navajo The mole is one of [...]

The Snake Symbol in Native American Culture

Native American Jewelry Tips — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:28:23 +0000

The snake in some Native American cultures represents speed and swiftness, the same properties as lightning or the lightning arrow and they often have a similar visual form. The snake does not symbolize anything negative or treacherous. Rather, the snake represents abundant rainfall, fertility and healing. Snake symbols are rarely seen in Navajo jewelry and [...]

What is the difference between cobblestone and cornrow inlay?

Native American Jewelry Tips — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:29:44 +0000

These techniques of setting stone against stone in a thick mosaic are related yet different. They are most often seen in Navajo stone work. Both methods require that each stone be rounded or beveled along its edges before being placed in the desired pattern. Here is where the differences appear. Corn row refers to similar [...]

The Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing – Smudging

Native American Jewelry Tips — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:18:44 +0000

The “Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing” is a powerful Native American cleansing technique. It is a ritual to remove negativity. Smoke attaches itself to the negative energy and removes it to another space. Cleansing is the word traditionally used, but you can think of it as a shift in energy from any bits of negativity to [...]

Sterling Silver, Turquoise and Coral Navajo Made Slave Bracelet

Native American Jewelry Tips — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:15:25 +0000

Sterling Silver, Turquoise and Coral Navajo Made Slave Bracelet

Squash Blossom Necklace with T Hallmark

Native American Jewelry Tips — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:59:46 +0000

Hi Paula, I purchased this necklace. It was represented as “Vintage Native American”. No tribal affiliation was given. It was represented as being “very old” (maybe 60′s?) The hallmark is a capital “T”. It is not marked sterling silver but again it was represented as being sterling silver. It has been cleaned somewhat but does [...]

Chip Inlay Pin with TC S Hallmark

Native American Jewelry Tips — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:59:06 +0000

Hi Paula: I have a piece that is SS with turquoise chip inlay. The hallmark is TC with a S over the C. I’ve been told it may be Tommy Singer’s work. I would like to track down the artist. Can you help? Kirk Hi Kirk, In The Little Book of Marks on Southwestern Silver [...]

Snipped or Cut tag in vintage Dooney & Bourke handbag – What Does it Mean?

Native American Jewelry Tips — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:42:24 +0000

Hi Paula, Is the value of a vintage Dooney & Bourke bag reduced if the label inside is cut? I have a large navy kilty with tags still attached that has never been used, but the label inside has been cut. Thanks! Carmen Hi Carmen, Tags removed or snipped? Often we will see tags that [...]

Can Native Americans use Eagle and Hawk Feathers in their Art?

Native American Jewelry Tips — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:58:41 +0000

Hi Paula I have a few questions about dream catchers. My sister brought a couple back recently and quarantine insisted on irradiating them. That was fine until they folded all the feathers to pack them in the post! So, am I correct in assuming that you can just replace the feathers with new ones? I [...]

Can you Identify this Dooney & Bourke bag for me please?

Native American Jewelry Tips — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:23:58 +0000

Hi Paula I was wondering if it was possible for you to identify the name of a vintage D&B AWL bag for me? I looked on your site with no match, and I was hoping as D&B enthusiasts you would be able to help me. Many thanks, Stephanie Hi Stephanie, That bag is a fake,- [...]

Black and Silver Bead Necklace – Help Me Identify Please

Native American Jewelry Tips — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:43:55 +0000

Hi Paula, a few months about I emailed pics of a necklace I owned and wanted to know if you could tell me something about it. Hadn’t heard back and thought I would try again. I can email photos, but the make up of the necklance is silver beads and black beads that seem to [...]

Information on Navajo Silversmith Mike Chee Please

Native American Jewelry Tips — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:50:52 +0000

Hi paula, Since you sell “” mike chee “” Navajo jewelry i thought you might know some info. About a mike chee from gallup , n.m. I met this man in california at a flea market where he was selling his turquoise jewelry from the back of a pickup truck , the year was 1973-1974 [...]

2011 in review

Native American Jewelry Tips — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:04:03 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 5 days for that many people to see [...]

What tribe are these rings from and when?

Native American Jewelry Tips — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:00:02 +0000

I wear these rings daily. They are my personal rings and are just wondering when and what tribe they may be from. Was told dates between 1930 and 1950. Nothing confirmed on tribe. No markings inside band just silver folding marks on ring without the coral. Thanks again, Wade Hi Wade, These chip inlay rings [...]