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Silver and Turquoise Pin with Stamped Symbols - 25828

Category: Jewelry | Posted by Adobe Gallery Team Member | Sat, Feb 20th 2016, 5:07pm

Southwest Navajo Indian Jewelry - 25828There were many companies manufacturing silver jewelry in the early part of the 20th century.  Among the most recognized are The Fred Harvey Company, Sun Bell of Albuquerque and Maisel's Indian Trading Post of Albuquerque.  All these companies, and others, employed Native American craftsmen to make jewelry.  The company provided the materials and the Natives provided the talent.  Much of this pre-World War II jewelry is referred to as Fred Harvey jewelry, as a generic term.

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