Brierly's American Indian Jewelry

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This sitemap is an index for Brierly's Jewelry in categories

This Index lists our jewelry in categories For example if you want to see Bracelets, Click 'Bracelets' below, etc.	Don't miss some GREAT DISCOUNTS, mostly one of a kind, Click Here.
TOMMIE SINGER SQUASH BLOSSOMS HERE; Tommie is a well known Navajo Indian artist.	TOMMIE SINGER BEADED NECKLACES HERE, Tommie is a well known Navajo Indian artist.
	Earrings, Many can be clips, JUST ASK. These are American Indian made with some non Indian jewelry.
	Carved stone animals, also see Necklaces. These are Indian jewelry.
Barrettes/hair jewelry, American Indian jewelry.	Gold 14 k/Also Gold Filled, American Indian jewelry.
	Headdress, War Bonnet, Page 70, American Indian made.
Beads-Turquoise, and lapis, nuggets	Kachinas are dolls, American Indian artifacts.
	KACHINAS, ALL STERLINGS SILVER, Navajo Indian made.
	Hopi Kachinas, Indian made.
Beads-Silver and more, American made.	Liquid Silver, chains, some American made of Sterling silver.
Beads, American made sterling silver, Page 29-1
Bears/Bear track imdian Jewelry	Mandalas, Mandellas, wall hangings, ceramonial shields.
	Medicine wheel, medicine stick, India made.
Bear Claws, Jewelry, American Indian jewelry.	Moccasins, by Minnetonka
	Money Clips, assorted, Indian jewelry.
Bolo Ties/String Ties, Indian jewelry	Necklaces, silver, bone, stone, fetishes, mostly Indian jewelry.
Bracelets, mostly Indian made.	Necklaces, turquoise and coral;
Bracelets, cuff and link. Indianmade and contemporarly, non Indian.	Pendants, pins/brooches, and Najas of Sterling silver, Indian jewelry.
Bracelets, tennis bracelet style, all links, Mostly non Indian, some Indian jewelry.
Buckles and Belts, Indian jewelry.	Pipes/peace, Indian made artifacts.
Chains, Sterling silver, American made.	Rings, Lady's and Gentlemen's, Indian jewelry.
	Religious Metals, St. Christopher, crosses, crucifix, American made.
Chains, Beads, sterling silver, Page 29-1	Specials, may change daily
Charms, Sterling silver, animals and more, ASk for your favorite, we may have it.	Slave Bracelets
	Squash Blossom necklaces, All American Indian Made Indian jewelry.
Crosses, Indian, sterling silver, a few non Indian	Steer Skull, Turquoise covered, Americn Indian made.
	War Bonnet, Navajo Indian made. Page 70
Dolls- See Kachinas, Click Here	Watches, Lady's, men's, cuff style, quartz watches, silver Indian jewelry.
Dream catchers, Leather, and feathers
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This paragraph is relevant information about the materials, artists, and terms about our jewelry.

The terms silver, sterling silver, and Silver jewelry, and sterling silver jewelry all mean the same thing. Indian Jewelry, American Indian jewelry, handmade jewelry, american indian jewelry, turquoise jewelry, turquoise rings, and sterling silver rings, and some opal jewelry and rings as well as amethyst jewelry are made by American Native Indian artists. The web page order numbers will tell you when a piece of jewelry is not Indian made. There are a few artists that describe their work using the words jewellery and tourquoise as alternate spellings. Numbers that begin with NI are not Indian made. order numbers that begin with I are Indian made. There are instances when we are not sure, baring a typographical error we will use NI? for not sure.

You will see dozens of American indian made and contemporary items on this our website; indian jewelry, turquoise jewelry, american indian jewelry, southwestern jewelry, turquoise necklaces, charms, bolo ties, amethyst, necklaces, pendants, blue topaz, silver jewelry, hand made jewelry, navajo, native american art, indian, indian dolls, kachinas, turquoise rings, cross pendants, squash blossom necklaces, american indian jewelry, dream catchers, medicene bags, mandellas, mandalas, Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, arts and crafts.

Indian jewelry and associated arts and crafts by American Indians

The turquoise in our jewelry may be from Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Utah, Idaho, California, Nevada, and China; Also possibly from other continents such as Africa, South America, and Asia
    Turquoise is spelled tourquoise and jewelry is spelled jewellery in other countries; [most of Europe].
    The turquoise stones may be stabilized, blocked, enhanced, or otherwise treated; rarely completely natural. Natural untouched turquoise is likely to soft and does not stand up well, changes color over the years.
    We want to assure that ourlucky buyers have the best possible appearance and durability when purchasing 'Indian Jewelry' from Brierly's Jewelry.
    Some of the stones that may be used used can be in either a solid cabochon or an inlay style. The possibilities are many, including malachite, lapis, denim lapis, pink mussel shell, black onyx, jett, mother of pearl, gaspeite, charoite, sugilite, [spelling variation 'sugulite'], coral, opal, amethyst, and spiny oyster, and more.
    Zuni artists traditionally have used only 4 colors in their inlays, the precise geometric patterns; red [coral], black [onyx or jett], blue [turquoise], white [mother of pearl]. Some of the younger Zuni artists have added other colors; green [malachite], dark blue [lapis lazuli], yellow orange [spiny oyster], several other colors are sometimes chosen.
    Brierlys display and sell opal, amethyst, amber, blue topaz, and garnets in indian jewelry. Some of these stones are man made such as the opals, some of the amethysts, and the amber light. To be sure Indian jewelry has other than stones. A bear claw, coyote claw, porcupine claw, horse hair, and various hides, fur, and feathers are sometimes used.
    The Navajo artists are many, and very talented, their styles vary greatly in their endeavors. These artists do inlay that is much more random in patterns and color combinations. These color combinations and patterns are usually unique to each piece of jewelry.
    Indian jewelry mountings are Sterling Silver, most will be marked sterling, silver, or 92.5, which is the US required percentage of silver, in any item, or in the Indian jewelry; this will certify an item as Sterling silver. Some very thin, light weight, pieces may not be marked.
    A popular color combination of gold and silver is being used by some the very well know Indian artists. Tommie Singer's designs frequently feature gold filled and silver patterns. Darin Bill used gold filled over silver for some outstanding bracelets, Darin is deceased. Bruce Morgan makes beautiful bracelets of Silver with 14 k gold inlay.
    The styles may be Navajo, Zuni, or Hopi. Hopi artists normally do not use stones in their jewelry.
    Most modern Indian jewelry is signed or has a hallmark by the artist, however some of the indian jewelry made on the reservations may not be so marked. A lack of hallmarks, initials, or signatures doesn't mean it is not authentic!
    In past years a large portion, if not almost all of the reservation made Indian jewelry was not signed and had no hallmark added.
    There are American Indian jewelry artists, from other tribes, that make southwestern Indian style jewelry. Some of these Indian artists work in the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni styles. Some of the Indian artists have their own unique style of Indian jewelry and southwestern jewelry. The Santo Domengo do mostly bead work.
   Our Brierly's Jewelry web site includes southwestern turquoise from United States mines, such as Sleeping Beauty, Kings Manassa, Dry Creek, White Buffalo, Hitachi, Bisbee, Turquoise Mountain, Kingman, Wild Horse, and Cripple Creek; there are more. Some of the turquoise is now coming from China; China is the largest turquoise supplier in the world. Africa, South America, and the mid east are also sources of turquoise for jewelry.
    The colors of turquoise in indian jewelry range from a brownish green [Nevada or Chinese] to bright blue [Sleeping Beauty or New Mine] The matrix colors can range from blue to golden brown to black[ iron], sometimes with 'gold' flecks [fools gold is iron pirates]. Lapis also can have the fool's gold flecks, this is very desireable in lapis as well as turquoise.
    Turquoise from the various mines are commonly identified by their color and matrix pattern characteristics, however, there can be turquoise from different mines that have the same colors and can be matched with older Indian jewelry. There are reports that as many as 70 different sources of southwestern turquoise have been used to make Indian jewelry in the past several decades.
In some instances the style and pattern selection can help identify an unmarked piece of Indian Jewelry. These unmarked older pieces are very hard to identify. American Indian artists rarely copy another artist's designs.
   The description of mine indications used on this page are derived from the personal knowledge and experience of the owners along with a lot of research. Opinion and observation play a large role in the turquoise selection and identification process.
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We have in stock indian jewelry, turquoise jewelry, american indian silver jewelry, southwestern jewelry, native american jewelry, turquoise necklaces, charms, bolo ties, amethyst, necklaces, pendants, blue topaz, silver jewelry, hand made jewelry, navajo, native american art, indian, indian dolls, kachinas, turquoise rings, cross, nugget necklaces, Sleeping Beauty beads, war bonnets, Indian dolls, pendants, squash blossom, necklaces, american indian jewelry, liquid silver chains, christian cross, peace pipes, leather peace pipes, antler peace pipes, silver, chain, charms, Colorado, hand made art, bow and arrow, tomahawk, turquoise nuggets, inlayed bracelets, buffalo skulls, turquoise skulls, silver beads, turquoise beads, longhorn skulls, colorado made.
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PO Box 162
Georgetown, CO 80444
303-569-2648
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