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Thank you for your interest in our "Native American Jewelry
Showcase". locations. We sell Southwest, Turquoise, and Southwestern jewelry.
Many are original, Turquoise jewelry, and Southwestern jewelry designs
of the highest quality sold to you at the lowest prices. Since we deal
in handmade, one-of-a-kind works of art, it has been difficult to put
this catalog together. As our pieces sell quickly and we receive new
works daily we have been unable to successfully print up a brochure and
keep it current. If you are looking for something that you do not see on
our sites or have any questions, please feel free to email us at wibcom@aol.com
or fax at 949.297-8648. Or for personalized service call and talk with
our jewelry expert Peggy Webster at 949 376-7632.
Or
better yet, if you're in the area, please stop by we are here 7 days a
week from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. We also have a new locations in Newport
Beach Primitives at 309
Palm St. Newport Beach CA 92661 (949) 697-7655
and Mendocino
California at:
Stevenswood
Spa and Resort. Just 2 miles south of Mendocino Village 8211 Hwy One,
Little River, California. Open from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily.
www.stevenswood.com
(707) 937-2810. Thank you for your interest in Native
Tribe American Native American Show Case. We look forward to working
with you and helping to fell your Jewelry needs.
We sell Southwest pendants designed to compliment their matching
southwest earrings. Many of our Southwest pendants and Southwest
earrings can be purchased separately or as a set. We also have Indian
handmade artifacts.
Primitive's Buys Sells and Trade in natural
gold, gold & silver coins, mining claims and mining supplies and
equipment. Primitives is now a distributor of the new and exciting
Gold Rush Nugget Bucket. See ads below... Ordering By Credit Card Or Check:
Shipping charge on all products except Natural Gold
Nuggets. Order one or more of the items by credit card by calling Peggy at 949
376-7632. Or send check or money order made
out to Peggy Webster to: 577 So. Coast
Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Please include any special requests or instructions
including your address. If
you are selecting a specific item, understand that the exact design may
vary slightly. We will make our best efforts to match your expectations
100%. For questions you can reach Peggy at 949 376-7632
New Gold Rush Nugget Bucket
The Gold Rush Nugget Bucket is
a motor less, lightweight, self contained gold getting unit.
Environmentally friendly. Low Carbon Foot print. A Perfect Green
Machine for the prospector in us all.
No need to set up a sluice box and walk material to the sluice. The
Gold Rush Nugget Bucket has the classifiers built in. Check the
screens for Nuggets. The fine gold travels thru the classifiers into
the FLUID Sand Trap Filter and stays until ready to pan out.
This is one of the greatest sampling tools the R.C.M. guys have
used. Quality Construction to last.
$139.00
To order send check or money
in the amount of $139.00 plus $10.00 Shipping for a total of $149.00
to: Michael Webster 301 Forest Ave Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Be sure and
include your return address.
We can also accept credit or debit cards via our merchant account.
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Any questions: Call for more information ask for Peggy:
9494 376-7632
Hand crafted Zuni Opal Prayer Beads: Designed by Alan Kiva.
DIAMONDS PLUS ALL COLOR NATURAL DIAMONDS
Pendant/Choker
Silver or Gold w/ varies stones call to order 949 376-7632.
BRACELETS
STERLING SILVER EARRINGS
Sterling
Silver Rings with Genuine Gemstones.
American Indian Artifacts
Ordering By Credit Card Or Check:
Add shipping charges on all products. Order one or more of the items by credit card by calling Peggy at 949
376-7632. Or send check or money order made
out to Peggy Webster to: 577 So. Coast
Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Please include any special requests or instructions
including your address. If
you are selecting a specific item, understand that the exact design may
vary slightly. We will make our best efforts to match your expectations
100%. For questions you can reach Peggy at 949 376-7632
For More information and details on our artifacts contact AKKEEIA at:
949 376-7632
Red Road
by Michael Webster. White Buffalo
Cover Painting By Michael J. Lavery. Cover Design by Mark Lowe
REDROAD
Native American Indian
Jewelry History
by
Akkeeia
Native
American Indian Jewelry has been found in excavations of prehistoric ruins. Bead
making is an ancient craft. Bead necklaces are often called heishe, from the
Santo Domingo word for shell. Seashells are the most common material used for
beads. Seashells used in Native American Jewelry are Spiny Oyster Shell, Mother
of Pearl, Abalone, Conch and Clam. They have been important trade items in the
Southwest for over 1,000 years.
Native
American Jewelry using silver work is not an ancient art. It was learned from
the Mexican Silversmiths in the 1850s. Mexican Silversmiths would trade their
Silver Trinkets for cattle from the Navajo. This association would lead the
Navajo Blacksmiths to learn the art of Silver making. Navajo sand casting is one
of the oldest silver working techniques among the Navajo. The Navajo Indians
traded their jewelry with Zuni Indians for livestock. One of the Navajo early
silversmiths taught the Zuni the art of silversmithing around 1872. Later a Zuni
silversmith taught the Hopi silversmithing around 1890. The Native American
Artists never mined the silver used in making their jewelry.
Native American Indian Jewelry Styles
Native American Indians are known worldwide
for their beautiful jewelry.
Each
Native American Indian Tribe has their own unique style of jewelry making.
Although over the years various artists from the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and Santo
Domingo have made jewelry that is not considered a style from their tribe.
The
Zuni Indian Jewelry techniques include mosaic, channel inlay, cluster,
needlepoint and petit point using a variety of stones and shells.
The
Navajo Indian Jewelry Artists are famous for their Squash Blossom Necklaces.
Navajo Jewelry Artists use larger pieces of turquoise, coral and other stones
surrounded by distinctive scrolls, beads and leaf patterns made of sterling
silver. Navajo's are the largest producers of Native American jewelry.
The
Hopi Indian Silversmiths use the overlay technique with infrequent use of stones
in their jewelry. Making jewelry with the overlay technique involves sawing the
design out of one sheet of silver and then overlaying it on a second sheet to
which it is then sweated or soldered. The background is oxidized to darken it
with the top layer of the jewelry polished.
The
Santo Domingo Indians have been making bead jewelry since ancient times. They
use Seashells, Turquoise, Jet and Coral in their jewelry. Our featured Santo
Domingo Artists are members of the Palace of the Governors program located in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. They are held to strict standards in making their jewelry
such as Heishi beads must be cut, drilled and ground by hand. This is a
painstaking process: a single necklace may require the fashioning of hundreds of
tiny beads.
All of
the Native American Indian Tribes use Sterling Silver in their jewelry. Sterling
Silver is 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper. Silver is very soft so
copper is added which makes it malleable.
The
American Southwest is home to the various Native American Indian Tribes that
make our beautiful jewelry.
The
Navajo Indian Nation is located in the northern portion of Arizona and New
Mexico. It is the largest reservation.
The
Hopi Indian Reservation is located in Arizona.
The
Santo Domingo Pueblo is located in New Mexico.
The
Zuni pueblo is located in New Mexico.
Native
American Jewelry making skills are taught from one generation to the next. There
are also a variety of schools to learn Native American Jewelry making skills.
However, families take pride in continuing the traditions of artist excellence
and a sense of pride in themselves and their culture.
Hallmarks
In the beginning it was
enough to know which tribe made the Native American Jewelry. Later Native
American Jewelry Artists started marking their jewelry with their initials. The
stamps used to mark the jewelry are handed down from one generation to the next
so the initials may be their parents or grandparents.
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KOKOPELLI
KOKOPELLI is known as the fertility God - flute player- shape changer-
and is approximately 2000 years old, to this day he is found painted or
carved on the walls of ancient Indian dwellings. He was believed to
bring prosperity to anyone who listened to his songs..... His flute
symbolizes happiness and joy. He would appear after a harsh winter in
the new spring and speak to the wind and sky. .......In the millennium
when the earth was young, the early people of turtle Island living
peacefully in what is now known as the southwest as cliffdwellers
perched high atop steep-sided mesas. They trapped rain water and
irrigated the valleys below and as farmers, gatherers and hunters they
lived in harmony with Mother and walked softly on her back. One day they
came under attack by a large unknown force. ( possibly Athabaskins) The
attackers soon realized they could not get into the latticed dwellings.
They decided to lay siege and to starve the people into surrender. The
plight of the people became desperate. Food and water supplies ran low
and they prayed to the Great Spirit to save the children. Then from out
of no-where appeared Kokopelli, playing his flute and danced right
though the invaders before they realized what was happening gathered the
children behind him. He led them to the steep edge of the cliffs at the
east end of the mesa, facing the morning sun. His flute became silent.
As the parents hugged and kissed and said farewell to all the children,
Kokopelli shape- changed them into beautiful Monarch butterflies and
they flew off to freedom....each spring these beautiful butterflies
return to turtle Island from there breeding grounds deep in the safe
jungles where the Aztec and Maya people once flourished. The
disappearance of the Ancient Ones remains a mystery to this day.
Akkeeia
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"FIND THE VORTEX AND WALK THE RED ROAD SOFTLY ON MOTHER'S BACK AND IN
BALANCE WITH HER NATURE.... THAN YOU! MAY CALL HER HOME." Akkeeia
AKKEEIA'S VISION QUEST SWEAT
LODGE & INDIAN SACRED RITES PEACE PIPE
