Saturday, June 25, 2016

What is a Zuni Six Direction Set?

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Native American Fetish carving is a pains-taking, dirty, difficult and demanding activity, often taken for granted by the excellence of the...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

World-renowned religious symbol takes on a stunning change of meaning.

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In Ancient Roman times, the “cross” was associated with shame and public ridicule. Common criminals were crucified as a form of punishment....
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Friday, July 24, 2015

Women Buying Their Own Jewelry

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Women are no longer waiting for men to shower them with gems, according to a recent article in Newsweek magazine. Alice Hart-Davis   wr...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Even the Esteemed Smithsonian Agrees. Turquoise getting rarer.

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Why are turquoise jewelry and carvings increasing in cost. According to the esteemed Smithsonian Magazine, it could be because turquoise ...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

A primer on Six Directions of Zuni fetishes.

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As one becomes fascinated by Zuni fetish carvings, it is almost inevitable that the collector will learn about the six Zuni directions and t...
Friday, March 13, 2015

Easter Will Soon Be Here. How will you celebrate?

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Soon, Easter will be here. The Resurrection of the Christ is celebrated with colored eggs, plastic chicks, chocolate bunnies and more ...
Friday, January 30, 2015

Tribal Artery: Buying Native American jewelry? Follow these guide...

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Tribal Artery: Buying Native American jewelry? Follow these guide... : Many people love  Native American jewelry , whether it be older, or v...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Buying Native American jewelry? Follow these guidelines.

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Many people love  Native American jewelry , whether it be older, or vintage, items or contemporary work by such meteoric new artists as Coli...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Share our excitement about improvements in our Native-American-jewelry.org site

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[We have just redesigned our bracelet offerings to include them all on one page.] In celebration and in keeping with the Thanksgiving ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Native-PotteryLink Offers More Than 20 New Native American Pottery Nativity Sets For Christmas

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Native-PotteryLink has acquired more than 20 Native American pottery Nativity sets depicting and celebrating the birth of Christ. ...
Monday, November 10, 2014

On the eve of Veterans Day, we salute all US military vets,

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On the eve of Veterans Day, we salute all US military vets, but especially the courageous members of the U S Marine Corps. Navajo Code Talk...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

Give Your Zuni Fetish Carvings a Place to Feed & Shelter

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As traditional as Zuni fetish carvings are, there is a companion tradition that every Zuni fetish collector should engage with: The Zuni Fet...
Friday, November 07, 2014

Aboriginals:Art of the First Person Salutes Native American Heritage month

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Recognizing the remarkable contributions that Native American artist have made to the entire country's cultural and aesthetic experience...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Why us?

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We don't blame people for wondering why they should buy from us rather than from one of the other companies that offer Native American...
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Have you noticed...

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Have you noticed the commercials and postings about Christmas sales? In September, no less? Almost 3 months before the holiday season? By ea...
Monday, August 18, 2014

Hear comes Indian Market...

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Here in Santa Fe, the excitement is building. There are gallery openings all over. The usual pre-weekend shows are being staged. The Antique...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

A letter in opposition to the proposed ban on ivory sales. ----- Honorable Representative Curt Clawson: This letter is written in opposition to the proposed ivory ban. Please let me tell you why. My wife and I have been working with Native Americans and Native Alaskans for years, buying and selling their artwork. This a form of subsistence for them and often includes carvings of walrus tusk ivory. They acquire the ivory as a by-product of hunting for food. We are concerned that the recently proposed ban on ivory sales, intended to protect African and Asian elephants, will lead to a similar ban on walrus tusk ivory or, at least, widespread confusion discouraging sale of walrus ivory as well. We could accept those conditions if common sense told us the recently proposed ivory ban will achieve its intended goal. On the contrary, with reports from Africa indicating that an elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. An Ivory ban will do too little, too late to have any significant impact on well-intended efforts to stop the slaughter of elephants by African and Asian poachers. Only direct and immediate action at the source can prevent the possible extinction of the elephant. The proposed ban is an act of “feels good” legislation that does not address the problem. It will, however, have an adverse impact on law-abiding antique dealers, collectors, museums, musicians and others who possess legal older objects containing ivory, not mention Native artists who depend on marine ivory carvings as a source of income and sustenance. What is needed is enforcement of existing anti-poaching laws in the country of origin and preservation of habitat. The United States needs to direct funds and effort at the problem in Africa and Asia. The present U.S. emphasis on an ivory ban will divert media attention and resources from the real problem and will provide the false impression that it will save the elephant. It won’t. Extinction of the elephant could occur within the next 10 years if we do nothing on the ground. The ivory ban will not extend the lifetime of the elephant by a single day, while it penalizes countless thousands of Americans who have done nothing wrong. Please, in the economic and social interest of these potential victims, DO NOT support this ban. Thank you. Sincerely, William Ernest Waites 15194 Harbour Isle Drive Fort Myers, FL 33908

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Crossing the other Delaware: a personal view of Christmas

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Reprinting, with permission, an article from the Florida Weekly Not directly pertinant to Tribal Art, but a worthy read anyway. rwillia...
Monday, December 16, 2013

In tribal art, what is the value of good service?

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Sue and I were talking this morning about the number of really satisfying feedback comments we get. I use the term “satisfying” because th...