INTRODUCTION ee ee en eee ae ey Meer ae reer aan tg OO Rn aU Ly ‘American, and it really is. The squash blossom necklace ee ek Lu ie aera eee ern mri ee a en ceteris ket ad oh ee aid Coos POC cae CC on cue PiU ance React 7 pace True, there ere silver belts made and worn by tribes and people around the world but none s0 unique or individual and even wearable by almost anyone as is the Navajo concha belt. The er ee aU uns Sree Ree eo eras er Ue re Me een Peer ir! borrowed. They combino the Sa rea raed Sn ue my one Rice ns fore ee) more pure silver white than over the Southwest Indian country. It eee ea ce Pee erm Pie ene ee Cen book. There has been no drastic change in Indian jewelry design rr Rear ie ere cue) Pre Scr ema cn some silversmiths to add numerous elements such as leaves, Pa eee cea man een en a een eee eg tor eine ee re ss ere as Tm Neue ees PO me neue ue Lm CeCe rea eee rus ed how-to-do-it method of making jewlery. Not only Indian jewelry Ue mr ee ee a Cea eee Cnn cue een er UC ocr nn provide is tho basic knowledge of how jawelry is made so one CO eC eee eC ee So a LO or a ee the chronology of ring making by the Navajo Indians of the in time according to the a1 es La pi > phaBee Pee ue ee ee Pe et a Bj of their most beautitul jewelry.(a SSILVERWORK OF THE NAVAJO SIE 90 cy P " — ey tn \ crn Crean om Per rn Pec Eis Rha ey lected re Oe Lie Ly rere Cura cut and pollshed, en returned err TLL © oo" S at ‘ fee) Ed 5 : paar Me oe ne Le oeTHE NAVAJO INDIAN WORKSHOP OB }1220 TO, 1940) Mead lA ice al ded i a ee cron pe od ee Ry ree niet he an a x, T 4 et blowtorel = Puy CO ee Re supplyi ns tor CRs td eR og ye sche aca atarlegl tN ne | — Sern i net ii an ee barrT ear ae Sonar rors nh aa Mes Ranaey Lorenzo Hubbell \ ket rea ee ean io Poo [circ a b rate th Untit 1950 almost all the} : Promo entr ter 8 Co ec aa at Pir a Ut er, oy ae Hn ans : aie feinonty pees pein bo i ed ¥ > poet ERE SC Pete’ oeee ROA erie ud Chee aed acu Bena haere Pore airy | bre coecreINA Vig! OINDIAN JEWELRY OF 1940 TOM: tuted here aré only a few of the man usands sf fine examples of the art o cine e eran erat Staak. Coa eit ccd mping me rre Cri Serre y cory CUAL ee Poe ei) cove et eeeoyhemriere ne pore HU laalaes ah th cre cee CO aC a a‘BUTTON MAKING ‘A.wad cutter using 24 1uge or heavier sheet Siverancaheary piece 1 brass for an Anni so as ot to ‘damage the cutter, Awad cute an oaahioned ot 19 cul. cork or paper wads Tor A Aiter stamping, the blank can be domed muzzle loading shot gune. This toot pr punches wih a cons punch en lee {i siill available in several size: block. if sunk too far in the lead block be extracted by using 4 the button ms i a sharp pointed tool or awl © Button blanks can either be cut by hand with curved shears, stamped ‘out with dies or cut out with wad ‘The edges are tiled round, ¢ ‘A loop of copper wire is made by winding some wire around a convenient size nail. Stamping Dies ee tractive designs can be aa Pet on hate y using a ite im Solder a loop in teeealratton. each button with silver solder ‘and flux. ‘The design may be darkened with antiquing solution, then butfoo and polisned. © @ © © € Snip the oops with Q poi of cutlers,EMBOSSED BUTTONS Cote en CS Cass Peary ‘operations ered inc used in this era i cry em OAM Nisin Sp ol ng fe reece nena a moe Peers SC CR nauKACHINA MASK BUTTON Se eo Ce cd Pre mtr Crane et kar! #0870062 eee ta Ator pickling in acid the Balls ar eres Bebe eeu ae ai oy agent lol of Ug ‘the eyes and mouth. A piece of 1/2 Sean me r Pye rr | Irene ook na hie er ee (War Erne obeee i eg Te) : Ar) i Peat Prec Ce ny = ie Pieri Ind ~ i Sieh eat SS i asbestos pad. ‘Two of the flattened silver piec Rute ue aed Bree eee eer ee ea eee ee. peed enn a PE Pn ICH errr) Pures car nt . ators ree a Pig PRU Ce uA tae katt Perr reser i] Caen nteet parent ee : Po >» ar mn ear 4 a CI Md CA Log SMES. Be fo DSC Pree) ko} pecan l st er LLC Uc Seater Pe ners oat Peer eer eb ise Lo cpr ba ere eR eer Tce iy pacer KAIBAB MOCCASINS bd cor) Le oy bos) Pec nriey rea eens Caricatures of one’ ree ie soe asa tuced pre trTy oR dg oe - mi buttons court gs Kaibab Shop, Tucson, A4 CHAIN MAKING HSS Pot S or o Res Z Sr different kinds of links, one Pheer aOR Cauca ad t Berar es ner Rr. Pereira Dees Coa ‘rooved with 9 checkering tile on the Cr eee ort eee ete Tt Coreg Par eet We cena ad . podria Perret Ret ee ’ ke Os a oe Eo Nes. G 0 eee Le /2 round wire around 1/2 erie) oes Sate eed Pea an Rourgiase by inserting Peper aes Ricerca and squeezing the cenie together by using anothe er ame Liceeuer jpped four or mo Cracked pe re aa japped and after winding, the loo ‘Shipped olf as close as possibCee SL rr Sa he aie) eon rie a4 en en rac) =n the copper, can be slightly Poor Rann a Roe ee our eat Gir Tr ks Penne een) Pe Pin o Eo C) erry Pea 9° ey sy Sno eas Sei yc) ery tT Spots Bete ech iy eure Ls BUC ENMU Lg a eee cry oo Cask aL emed balod Cm cme Lr ene ict ty Pere te ee oe Cee aL SIN ed aoe Re ga ee Eire Bo (OM Rota Pu or wy attain Co ae erred pti renter n oe cat reer Ort are Ue ar ed ary Cor) ee Bes ey ang de bahia Kecsoeyel baal A cefeentbent rhea etree! Cau Pert ney eet Paes en et atu obama at a ct Sea Pee tear akan Rn AY fcCHAIN MAKING RRL ac mee) Pe ee uC COUP Ree OR inet Ce TER tac aos ere and cent . Cun ae L ater aN Re ed iererrionrc a) rossi ) Bi i This chain is made by winding 18 Per Oe Le POG OCC ne ee act Tofinish, a hook is soldered onone end CoC ou et Catal Each link is bent into a figure eight by the use of Laren oun enon oer iay ‘The origin of Pee Be oe ed this chain goes NOC Pee romain peooeer a ee ene force Se Known throughout the "3 6 Dr Os ad i en re ce i Co y ‘the early Spanish. It was made in \X> blossom. y pose cer eer tg 2 = Coie ily ica ae Ta teres iho EN Pea eas Pea ee eera: Pee eer ts eo aco Easy removal of links Is prevented by soldering at both ends 2 ere Ce a ee |i x CHAIN MAKING Ae Sincere Se UR A \ ert he ang eee Preeti RU ae Coon r) Peet a Le Sears teu) ere err face peas Peet end Sore OS Then the 1/2 round wire links a soldered between each twisted wire Dt —0 @ CRC RL at a eee) RO eo r) two different sizes of wire or ee A piece| kiN PA coe icy ey Bree crc ? could easily be a nail erany round abject. C) MEETS fey oe a Coie Poros or snipped ora aie poet Cae a Cea coon (Q}e4 ‘of small circle The large links are ry soldering the round aks pore a aS Ce ee ees 78 Crea Pern} THE TWO PRONG RING. twisted wire is formed and sol Cry THE THREE PRONG RING AT Re) Poe tare tr aca ae eC Cr eo) Seni ee chy Cee yom ty Preiser eo a OLR rng! Cae ae Un aad ee ORL en TY ocr eos je bitin ( os yea alas with a knife and the shank is shaped around a mandrel. Re Coors tt pe os The shank is Rare an ene a Pree ioe) Cea et aU ee) Pore n Par) eTpaper Cee os \ peer FX } 4 va @ \ ms ra y To Cont ae CR cS [epee aire rad nena Rae rt Borremereet tr Baer Pie ee ery z EsMe gee) (ole: YNC0N 1 enti i ace ed Cer eed A isi ‘and it a Rou en Pierce ae ry A gt ee) 4 Bea oe We Bi Sine is i pees ered = ‘small button die,