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Navajo Jewelry
Totems of Turquoise
Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York October 30, 2004 - July 10, 2005
To Southwest tribes, turquoise is more than just a gemstone. Many groups give offerings of turquoise during prayer; Zuni and Hopi Katsinas wear it; and it is linked symbolically with the sky, cardinal directions and winter. Navajo jewelers commonly set turquoise in silver. Zunis inlay it in mosaics, or group tiny stones in "petit-point" clusters and mosaics, following ancient esigns.
CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO: Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
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