Mesa Verde Musings — Native American Jewelry

  Many people are now aware that Native American Jewelry is a welcome option to mass produced designer brands. It’s an affordable, wearable form of artwork not found at Tiffany’s or Zales for example. Currently, in general, Native American jewelry consists of stone work using sterling silver as a medium. Before America was colonized, Native Americans used to make fairly simple jewelry which included pendants, earrings and beads. As technology has advanced, the art of metal jewelry blossomed. By the time the colonials arrived, the Natives were making intricate pieces of jewelry and using a variety of stones to beautify...

  Hi everyone, I am Rachel, the owner of Mesa Verde Southwest's daughter. Ok, technically I am not hijacking her blog, as I am the one who writes all of the posts. But I do want to take a minute to wander off topic and talk about my mom. My mom Leslie is a pretty cool lady. Here she is, back in 2009, wearing a coral bracelet and holding my son:  Why is she cool? She is her kids' biggest fan. My mom is a devoted friend, mother, daughter, sister... I'll give you an example. When I started my business...

  We are excited to finally be launching our blog. We have a deep appreciation for Native American arts and culture, and have decided to dedicate this blog to all things Native American - including current trends in jewelry making, meanings of symbols on the products we sell, history and information on various tribes, personal recollections, and so on!  If you have a specific topic you'd like to see blogged about here, don't hesitate to send us your suggestions!   We were unable to load Disqus. If you are a moderator please see our troubleshooting guide.