Carlsbad’s Gemological Institute of America is currently hosting a showing of what they are calling a “Native American jewelry collection.”
The items in the exhibit are on loan from one of GIA’s students, Jamie Steelman, who is currently enrolled in the Graduate Gemologist (G.G.) program. . . .Steelman loaned a Navajo squash blossom necklace made of large chunks of Lone Mountain turquoise, a Zuni thunderbird inlaid ring, and other items from the Navajo and Zuni tribes. . . . “Traditional Native American jewelry is a truly American art form,” Steelman said. “Its beauty lies in its rusticity.”
If you like turquoise, this may be worth checking out. The jewelry will be on display until July 1 2008. Click here for more information.
[Link: Diamonds.net]
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