Dark red baroque coral cabs average 2.5 cts each cab and size is roughly 7x12 mm.
Purchase in lots of 25 cts, 50 cts or 100 cts. price is $1.65 per carat. Each piece is unique!...

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In the 19th century the continuous trading between Indian groups and the Europeans who settled in America led to the reintroduction of coral into the indigenous market. Now it was no longer a question of the occasional rosary beads imported by the Sp...

Over the last sixty years three artists have been chiefly responsible for innovation in jewellery making in the Southwest: the Navajo Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) and the two Hopis Preston Monongye (1927-1987) and Charles Loloma (1921-1991). Their artis...

Two major ethnic subgroups can be identified in the indigenous culture of the Southwest. The Pueblos are the region’s autochthonous population, directly descended from the Anasazi9. They include 25 distinct groups (which today number about 45,000 i...

In all ages and latitudes ornaments have invariably possessed more than a purely decorative value. The ornaments pertaining to ethnic groups reflect wearers’ personal and collective identity. They embody beliefs linked with magic, the supernatural ...

On 23 February 1540 Francisco Vàsques de Coronado set out from Campestola, Mexico, on an expedition that was to have a decisive impact on the life and history of the populations of the American Southwest. The mission of the 600 soldiers and six Fran...

In the 16th century, news of the great geographical discoveries prompted the most enlightened Western artists to portray the mysteries of those far-off places, which could still only be imagined. Paintings became the vehicle for new ways of viewing t...

At the end of this long account it remains difficult to establish precisely what symbolic significance was attributed by the American Indians to coral. This is because more often than not the symbolism of personal objects or materials associated with...

Bernard Homer (deceased) was the grandson of famed Zuni fetish carver and silversmith Leekya Deyouse. This bear is carved from natural turquoise from the Evans Mine in Baja, California which has long been played out. He has built a powerful pack cons...

These earrings are made in the classic Italian fashion: a three piece dangle earring, designed to give maximum movement, using natural oxblood Sardinian coral throughout. Mounted in 18 kt gold, this elegant pair of earrings comes alive on any woman....

Seven strands of striking extra fine Number 8 Mine nuggets. The necklace is finished with custom cast sterling silver cones and beads of Lapis, antique Sea of Japan Coral, Chiapas amber and mother of pearl. Sterling silver hook and eye clasp, adju...

Several years ago, I gave my old friend, Dinah Gaspar, a bag of unusual natural green spider web turquoise nuggets and asked her to carve some of her amazing frogs for me. Necklace measures 22in., and 24in with the 2 inch extender. (click on photo f...

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