Silver Native American Jewelry

All finely handmade jewelry items offered by silvertq llc are sourced directly from native american artists of various tribes such as the navajo zuni santo domingo and hopi.
Silver native american jewelry. Native american silversmiths and other jewelry artists use hallmarks to sign their work. Welcome to my new website. It is a representation of culture a trading commodity a symbol of status and pride and even a piece of fashion. It can be difficult to identify an artist by their mark because.
Initials and picto hallmarks on silver to identify indian native american jewelry hopi navajo zuni. We carry a large selection of authentic native american indian jewelry from hundreds of artists including necklaces bracelets rings earrings and more. Indian native american jewelry artists hallmarks southwest shops trademarks. Login join 5 flat rate shipping on orders within the usa 0 0 00.
2020 03 see here. All native american jewelry items offered by silvertq llc are guaranteed to be fully authentic. Silver jewelry is one of the most recognizable forms of native american art in the world. Last update on this website.
American indians have worn shells and stones as adornments since prehistoric times but did not begin incorporating silver until the navajo learned the craft of smithing from hispanic blacksmiths in the mid 1800s. A hallmark is signature stamp embedded in the metal of a piece of jewelry or metal art. Silver tooth vintage navajo native american turquoise sterling silver bracelet sale price 549 99 549 99 regular price 2 199 95 2 199 95 immense vintage native american santo domingo turquoise spiny oyster necklace. By 1972 he had established what we know today as sunwest silver co the industry s leading source for turquoise silver charms findings and finished handmade jewelry.
Sunwest silver co inc is a family owned business that began with a young ernest montoya just home from vietnam selling native american handmade jewelry out of his car. From vintage native american jewelry and rings worn by icons of yesteryear to squash blossom necklaces worn by the biggest stars of stage and screen today silvertribe is dedicated to providing customers with more native american jewelry and fashion jewelry options than any other retailer in the world. This a directory of native american jewelry hallmarks. The list has been arranged in.