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IFAM 2014 Video Artist Feedback IFAM, the Indigenous Fine Art Market, began an annual tradition this August at the Santa Fe Railyard in Santa Fe, NM. In this video we interviewed Tailinh Agoyo, the director of Marketing for IFAM, and many other artists. The event was a hit and all the artists seemed very happy […]
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This is an incredible museum-quality Navajo Concho belt. 3,000 carats of perfectly matched Royston turquoise is centered in five sterling silver oval conchos and one rectangular belt buckle. The belt, and especially the turquoise used in its making, has an amazing story behind it! The huge Royston turquoise slabs were mined and purchased by a […]
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Navajo artist Wallace Begay is well respected in the Native American art community. Wallace is extremely intelligent and connected to the old ways. He takes his time to share with us a little of his background. We had the opportunity to meet with him in downtown Gallup, New Mexico where he had painted a memorial […]
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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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The Hopi Tribe is a group of Native Americans of the southwestern United States. The Hopi Indians are gentle people; the word “Hopi” is derived from their native word “Hopitu” means “peaceful” or “wise”. Separated from other Pueblo tribes on the tops of the southern Black Mesa in Arizona, the Hopi have developed their own […]
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