Navajo and Pueblo jewelry design, 1870-1945

Design origins

Design up to 1870

The 1870s and 1880s: the early years of jewelry fabrication

The 1890s: pairing silver with stone

1900-1915: reevaluating commercialism

1916-1930: classic design

The 1930s: patronage and expansion

1940 to war's end: patriotic craft-or art?

The view from midcentury -Appendixes: A. Glossary of key pre-1945 techniques and tools; B. Collector market and valuation; C. Key smith and jewelers active before 1945.