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  2. Native American jewelry - Wikipedia

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    North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999: 170-171. ISBN 0-8109-3689-5. Haley, James L. Apaches: a history and culture portrait. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8061-2978-5. Karasik, Carol. The Turquoise Trail: Native American Jewelry and Culture of the ...

  3. Effie Calavaza - Wikipedia

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    Effie Calavaza was born in 1927 in Zuni, New Mexico as Effie Lankeseon, [4] [5] where she lived her entire life. [6] She married Juan Calavaza (1910–1970), also a jewelry artist, who taught her the art.

  4. Concho (ornament) - Wikipedia

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    Navajo (Diné). Concho Belt, 1880s. The Art Institute of Chicago. A concho or concha is a typically oval silver ornament found in Native American art.Conchos are most closely associated with the Navajo people, with one of the best known forms being the concho belt.

  5. List of Native American women artists - Wikipedia

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    Native American women in the arts include the following notable individuals. This list article is of women visual artists who are Native Americans in the United States.. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as those being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or certain state-recognized tribes or "an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian ...

  6. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    Navajo rugs are woven by Navajo women today from Navajo-Churro sheep, other breeds of sheep, or commercial wool. Designs can be pictorial or abstract, based on historic Navajo, Spanish, Asian, or Persian designs. 20th century Navajo weavers include Clara Sherman and Hosteen Klah, who co-founded the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

  7. Native American women in the arts - Wikipedia

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    De Cora felt art was central to the economic survival and preservation of Native American culture [14] and encouraged her students to combine their Native American art into modern art to produce marketable items that could be used in home design. [15] By doing so, De Cora enabled a trend toward art.

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  9. Category:Navajo artists - Wikipedia

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    Navajo women artists (35 P) Pages in category "Navajo artists" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.