REAL Native American Jewelry~
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Thanks, fellow NA fans! I wish so badly the belts fit (and not just to have the belts fit LOL!) I have posted earlier in this thread I think all but one of my Squash Blossoms so that's about my entire collection. None of it except the colorful bears and the 2 cuffs I bought and showed you recently was acquired less than 20+ years ago. We all know, yes, that one never gets tired of ou rNA pieces. At least I never do! Oh wait - I know someone wanted to see the couple of post-style inlay earrings. I'll get to them if I can find them...
I would love to see the collection of that woman who had the collection of 30 necklaces and 40 cuffs. Sigh I don't know what I did to change the font here...
I would love to see the collection of that woman who had the collection of 30 necklaces and 40 cuffs. Sigh I don't know what I did to change the font here...
Gorgeous! I love the belts! Are they exactly the same except for the leather color? I often wonder whether I would get more use out of a belt with black or brown leather so it's great to have both options. The cuffs are great too! The one on the top right in the first pic, top left in the pic with the belts, appears to have some pyrite in the matrix, which I am always a big fan of. Morenci is well known for that, although Kingman and other mines can have it as well (I won't embarrass myself as to making a guess here). Those big pieces of turquoise in that large row bracelet are very impressive as well. Your new necklace/earrings set is so fun and reminds me a bit of Calvin Begay, although there are lots of other artists who work in a similar style. Thanks for sharing this awesome collection!
Great collection chessmont! I am finding these concho belts very intriguing. Love all the cuffs. Tell us more about the beaded one. Please and thank you!
Please everyone.. post how you wear those concho belts. I did an image search and it looks like a good way to corral blousy tops without scrunching at waist and feeling all confined...
yes? I have to go back and look at OrbitOrange’s post earlier..was that one not on leather?I would love a coral bracelet!!! Fab collection!!
Yes I’m sold. I too would like a coral cuff!!
Yes the belts are the same except for color. I can’t even get them around my waist anymore
As to the beaded cuff I swear I have had it for so long I cannot even remember where I got it!
As to the beaded cuff I swear I have had it for so long I cannot even remember where I got it!
Yeah....me, too....but I think things are going thru a change now. I had to delete my app and am now using my browser.
So Chessmont, these are treasures for sure. 
Would you consider getting your concho belts redone on new leather at the correct length for you to wear and enjoy? It's entirely possible, and totally a trad thing to do. The silver can be changed off the existing straps, in short.
Can you tell us more about the exceptionally yummy bracelet with the large oval turquoises w. brown matrix (perhaps Royston)? Artist, era, how you found it?
Would you consider getting your concho belts redone on new leather at the correct length for you to wear and enjoy? It's entirely possible, and totally a trad thing to do. The silver can be changed off the existing straps, in short.Can you tell us more about the exceptionally yummy bracelet with the large oval turquoises w. brown matrix (perhaps Royston)? Artist, era, how you found it?
So Chessmont, these are treasures for sure.
Can you tell us more about the exceptionally yummy bracelet with the large oval turquoises w. brown matrix (perhaps Royston)? Artist, era, how you found it?
Yes I think the belts could definitely redone, as the strap on either end is Attached to the mainepart that has the ponchos. But I honestly don't want to go to the local cobbler for this, and I wouldn't even know where to start looking. I would not trust them with the guy I use now, as I doubt he has worked on =anything tis expensive or this intricate thing before.
And no, ladies, I am so sorry I cannot tell you anything about any of my things except the Ray Tracy. I bought all of it before I knew a thing about NA jewelry, would you believe it? Most of it I bought at that little storefront I mentioned in this thread that used to be in the square in Sonoma.
Here is a picture of two bracelets I have and I stack them all the time with other silver bracelets that I got over decades of travel to Mexico. The one closest to my hand is a bracelet I bought from Nizhoni Traders in Tucson. The only hallmark on it is "Arizona" and "Navajo" and Sterling. The second one is a Simplicio that I bought in Santa Fe back in 2005. Funny thing is, I had it on when I went into Samsville about 2 years ago and the gentleman behind the counter asked me if I knew if my bracelet was made by Dan....but I had no idea at all who made it. I just liked it! Anyway, seeing everyone's fabulous treasures makes me happy. I wish I had a good idea for chessmont's belt...
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Lovely! Don't they look great as a stack. Fyi the Simplicio cuff isn't made by Dan; it's by Carmelita S most likely, or perhaps another family member. Dan's work is quite different in character, rare to find and at the high end price wise. I imagine yours is hallmarked "Simplicio," as Carmelita's work is. What's very "Simplicio" about your piece are the type of the applied silver leaves and the mix of coral and turq. However, those unusual leaves sometimes show up in the work of others.
It takes a lot of connoisseurship to identify true Dan S pieces, or input from the very few people knowledgeable enough to verify. There's a bunch of material that's like it, but not it.
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