Southwestern American Indian Jewelry

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Southwestern American Indian Jewelry
Southwestern American Indian Jewelry
Gwenn Gallenstein, curator
Andrea Norris, curator
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition of over 60 pieces of traditional and contemporary Native American jewelry from the Southwest, represents the range of types and techniques of jewelry made by Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Pueblo peoples from the late nineteenth century to the present. It is the seventh exhibition presented in conjunction with the Lawrence Indian Arts Show.

Exhibition images

Works of art

tri-partite belt buckle, Lambert Homer; Dan Simplicio
Lambert Homer; Dan Simplicio
ketoh (wrist guard), unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
ketoh (wrist guard), late 1800s–1963
necklace with small birds and bears, unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) or Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo) artist
unrecorded A:shiwi (Zuñi) or Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo) artist
silver dollar necklace with naja pendant, unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
cuff bracelet with large stone, unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
cuff bracelet with large stone, late 1800s–1968
concho belt, Eddie Tsalabutie
Eddie Tsalabutie
concho belt, mid 1900s–1965
bolo tie, Bernard Homer
Bernard Homer
bolo tie, late 1800s–1964
turquoise and silver ring, unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
turquoise and silver ring, late 1800s–1963