Turquoise/Native American jewelry

[alanfgag]

What one wears to a Mexican restaurant in small town Missouri...

I missed that. Looks great!

 

[Desert dog]

What one wears to a Mexican restaurant in small town Missouri...

That would be impressive in Santa Fe!

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[BobHufford]

I missed that. Looks great!

Thanks Alan. Sometimes you just need any ol' excuse to wear the bling.

That would be impressive in Santa Fe!

Thanks Ed! Ironically it was in Santa Fe! (in Mountain Grove, MO)

 

[alanfgag]

I wore this strand of trade beads today. Unlike the beads posted above, this necklace is light enough to be comfortable to wear. The majority of the beads are 19th century Venetian, collected along the Columbia river in the mid 20th century.

 

[alanfgag]

Peeking out from under my coat is a strand of ancient stone and shell beads from the Chumash tribe who lived in the Channel Islands area of California.

 

[alanfgag]

A recent acquisition... cigar band style silver ring. No hallmark, era unknown.

 

[alanfgag]

Some highlights from my small collection of trade beads. I've been trying to find a place to keep these things outon view because they are such a pleasure to look at and handle.

 

[alanfgag]

More Venetian beads. These were traded in Africa before arriving in North America.

 

[BobHufford]

My wife wore some sand cast Naja to the farmers market this morning.

 

[handymike]

I recently picked up this neat old T-bird pin:

 

[BobHufford]

The wife and I exchanged a little silver this Christmas. She received a Dennis Ramone ring with spiny oyster.

I was gifted a Jimmy Begay silver slide on a Gayle Green beaded hat band.

 

[alanfgag]

Happy New Year! Excuse the hands in desperate need of moisture - here is a tourist era ring with green Cerrillos turquoise.

 

[Bamaboots]

Happy New Year! Excuse the hands in desperate need of moisture - here is a tourist era ring with green Cerrillos turquoise.

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I've been looking at rings and I really like that one.

 

[alanfgag]

A newly acquired narrow (20mm) mid 20th century Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild cuff and a bolo that I don't wear much but wore today. I bought thinking the cabochons were Bisbee turquoise, but I'm not so sure now.

 

[alanfgag]

Combining two cuffs that seem well suited to mating.

 

[Sheepdog149]

A vintage scrimshaw piece.

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[Sheepdog149]

Combining two cuffs that seem well suited to mating.

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Yep, I do the same, combining a leather cuff with metal cuffs (copper or silver with turquoise).

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[Sheepdog149]

Hand carved arrowhead pendant:

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[Sheepdog149]

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[Sheepdog149]

Hand carved arrowhead pendant with scrimshaw portrait of mountain cougar

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