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Apache Blue Turquoise is a quality Nevada turquoise mine owned by Silver State Turquoise” Which consists of four of us (Tony, Trenton, Tom, and Danny Otteson). Navajo silversmith Darryl Dean Begay shares with us a few stones from this mine along with a quick example of Morenci Turquoise. These are rough. Apache blue turquoise it’s […]
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John Beeman a jewelry artist and long time Native American jewelry collector invites you to visit his shop in Gallup New Mexico where you can come in a meet him and the Native American Silversmiths, Aaron Anderson, Darryl Dean Begay and Lester James. My name is John Beeman and I have Beeman jewelry design here […]
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The Lone Mountain Turquoise mine produces beautiful stones favored by Native American jewelry artists. Darryl Dean Begay, a silversmith from Gallup New Mexico, shares a little about why he likes Lone Mountain Turquoise. Lone Mountain has different turquoise you know you have your regular lone mountain then you have your fossilize lone mountain then drake […]
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Darryl Dean Begay is a Navajo jeweler from Gallup New Mexico. This is an intro video to Darryl as he presents three of his favorite top grade Turquoise stones and a little about his style. Please subscribe and stay tuned to more videos in the future. My name is Darryl Dean Begay. I am a […]
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Watch a bracelet be made from start to finish in 7 min. Listen to the passion of a leader in Navajo Jewelry. Aaron Anderson, master silversmith, gives us a glimpse into the spirit of his work. Aaron Anderson: The best advice that I got when I started to do this was from my brother-in-law. His […]
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