The earliest Indians owned their own jewellery before others came to America. They use the elements around them such as feathers, stones, shells, and bones to make ornaments to wear.
In 1500, French explorers were among the first to exchange Indian glass beads for other useful items they never had for their skins. Indians seem to be fond of using coloured beads to make jewellery and adorn their clothes.
It wasn't until the 1850s that Indians began to acquire the skills necessary to make Navajo Pearl necklace from precious metals and stones. In the past, they often used copper and brass wire for costume jewelery and coins as buttons.
This is where most Native American jewellery can trace their jewellery techniques. In the 1960s, the Navajo people were interned at Bosque Redondo for four years, but when they returned to the chaos, they began to use the new technique that Saani had learned about making silver jewelry. Their equipment was originally raw and they used silver coins to melt jewelry.
The Mexican peso has a higher silver content, so it is the preferred coin. In the late 1890s, Navajo silver and turquoise jewelry was used to trade with vendors who came to the reservation. This practice ceased after 1950 but continued outside the reserve.
Older Native American jewelery looked rustic as collectors do today. With the advent of new and better tools, the quality and design of Indian jewelery gradually improved and became the beautiful handcrafted jewelery that it is today.
Much of this jewelery is widely available in the Southwest, as well as in jewelery stores around the country and on the internet. Rings, cufflinks, pendants, bolo ties, and earrings are all usually made of turquoise and silver.
Other items such as coral, jasper, mother of pearl, jets, and several others are used in Native American jewelry today. These unique and original pieces of jewelry are usually priced very reasonably for the exquisite workmanship used to create them. This piece of jewelry is worn by many different people today.
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