Journal
Native American jewelry is a reflection of culture, tradition and artistic design. It is also the result of historical input. Many styles of jewelry have a backstory which reveals the influences the individual tribe faced. Such is the case with the jewelry style known as overlay. Overlay is a style first practiced by the Hopi. […]
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Meet Adam Fierro, a Native jeweler from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Adam is a Mestizo descendant of Spanish, the Santa Clara Pueblo and White Mountain Apache however Adam is not registered and does not claim tribal affiliation. My name is Adam Fierro,...
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The landscape of the American West is dotted with the remains of long ago, from Ancestral Pueblo dwellings to Spanish missions and US Cavalry forts. One of the most poignant reminders of the past, however, can be found in the ghosts of the mining camps that drew many to the West with the dream of […]
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The symbiotic relationship between the traders and the Native American artisans in the Southwest was often a complicated one. It was the business influence of the traders that helped boom the market for the jewelry, pottery and blankets the Navajo, Hopi and other tribes produced. They also controlled that market in ways which, viewed through […]
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In early November of 2015, the Native art community cheered as fraudulent Native jewelry sellers were busted by a Federal investigation. Unsealed warrants are showing us just how deep this rabbit hole goes. For many years, a vast network of unscrupulous businessmen has been taking advantage of artists and buyers alike. And sadly, this is […]
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