Adobe Gallery: Southwest Indian Jewelry

Southwestern Indians have been using shell and stone to make jewelry since prehistoric times. After the arrival of the Spanish, they added silver to the materials they used. Fine examples of older jewelry are available at the gallery, including necklaces made of shell and stone from Santo Domingo, Zuni turquoise cluster work and Navajo silver cuffs and earrings. Most of the jewelry dates from the time period just after the Second World War.

To learn more about Native American Jewelry, click here to check out our Reference Library on this subject.

Below are brief articles to help you learn more about collecting Southwest Jewelry. Click on each title to learn more (this will also take you to another website):
American Indian Signs and Symbols.
Antique Indian Silver Jewelry: A brief history.
Glossary of Indian Arts Terms.
Turquoise – The Fallen Skystone.
What Does this Indian Symbol Mean?
What is Heishi?