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Watch as master Navajo silversmith Aaron Anderson makes a tufa cast sterling silver jewelry bracelet. He molds earth into beauty with fire. Pretty awesome. You can even buy this very bracelet at and others like it made by Anderson right here on our site.
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Aaron Anderson is a very well known Navajo silversmith from Gallup New Mexico. Aaron is a leader and teacher in his craft, he specializes in Tufa Casting a difficult to master technique. Every piece is completely unique because he only makes one cast at a time as sells the “Rock” tufa stone carving with every […]
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Meet Bud Adcock the owner of Ted’s Pawn in Gallup, New Mexico. Bud explains how old pawn shops near Native American lands are more like trading posts or banks. Teds pawn works directly with Native American artists and carries a variety of authentic Native jewelry, rugs, pottery, dolls and other art. Visit Ted’s pawn and […]
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Fake imitation turquoise jewelry or stones are made to look like natural stones. There are a few different kinds to look out for. George Francis a experienced Navajo silversmith shows us some examples that can be found in jewelry. Please Watch the Video. Can you tell us about fake turquoise? “Yes, and this is really […]
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Imitation or Fake Native American Jewelry is a problem in the southwest silver jewelry industry. In this video George Francis, an expert Navajo silversmith, give his thoughts on this subject along with some great real examples to illustrate this problem. What are your thoughts on Imitation Native American jewelry? “I don’t care for them but […]
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