It is thought that the Spanish or Mexican people are to gain credit for the Indian people learning to work with many types of metals. These trade skills then worked to be used in the making of exquisite works of Navajo jewelry art.
The women and even some males would collect items they could form these trinkets from before metal was used. Things like the skins from animals, their fur, bird feathers, nuts. Berries as well as wood which was carved into forms or beads were used for not only designs for jewelry but clothing and hair accessories as well.
The 1860 era showed even more Indians learning harder working skills with metals from various visitors through their territory. These came to be fashioned and used for the Navajo to have a unique style of necklace, bracelet and other trinkets design that was connected with them through history and into today. Pioneer's and other people were coming through Indian land and finding the trinkets they were wearing very intriguing then made purchase of them for money or trade.
This led the Indian people to change up their designs a little and incorporate more stones within them such as the favored mystical Turquoise in all its brilliant blue-green hues.The brilliant designs were made pretty much as they are still done today by filing and also hammering the metals into distinct patterns and designs they would want.
Indian village's had many artisans working to make clothing, pendants, bracelets as well as creating and making spears and the like. Even the cooks were very skilled at making delicious breads and puddings. Almost every thing could be re-purposed and used in the making of not only trinkets but clothes, bedding and more. Jewelry was an important part of the Indians life.
Navajo jewelry is very sought after and is still available in stores, catalogs even on line. The style has changed a little over the years but one pattern that was used then and now is still around, it is called the Squash Blossom pattern and mostly used in Concho belts, earrings and necklaces nowadays. Read more about: navajo jewelry
The women and even some males would collect items they could form these trinkets from before metal was used. Things like the skins from animals, their fur, bird feathers, nuts. Berries as well as wood which was carved into forms or beads were used for not only designs for jewelry but clothing and hair accessories as well.
The 1860 era showed even more Indians learning harder working skills with metals from various visitors through their territory. These came to be fashioned and used for the Navajo to have a unique style of necklace, bracelet and other trinkets design that was connected with them through history and into today. Pioneer's and other people were coming through Indian land and finding the trinkets they were wearing very intriguing then made purchase of them for money or trade.
This led the Indian people to change up their designs a little and incorporate more stones within them such as the favored mystical Turquoise in all its brilliant blue-green hues.The brilliant designs were made pretty much as they are still done today by filing and also hammering the metals into distinct patterns and designs they would want.
Indian village's had many artisans working to make clothing, pendants, bracelets as well as creating and making spears and the like. Even the cooks were very skilled at making delicious breads and puddings. Almost every thing could be re-purposed and used in the making of not only trinkets but clothes, bedding and more. Jewelry was an important part of the Indians life.
Navajo jewelry is very sought after and is still available in stores, catalogs even on line. The style has changed a little over the years but one pattern that was used then and now is still around, it is called the Squash Blossom pattern and mostly used in Concho belts, earrings and necklaces nowadays. Read more about: navajo jewelry
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