Commemorate Native American Heritage Month

Concho belts are my favorite Native American Jewelry Art

 

A full-blooded Native-American co-worker sold me a cute bead necklace of turquoise chips and matching woven earrings designed with glass seed beads.  Her sister crafted the jewelry.

 

In another instance, I purchased a turquoise chip necklace at a train stop on a Reservation while traveling  to a vacation in California.

 

Buying this jewelry was an honor.

The necklaces and earrings are not ornate like the expensive artisan Native American jewelry sold at jewelry boutiques for hundreds, even $1000s of dollars.

But take it from an African-American, any and all artistic efforts to maintain a peoples’ culture are valiant, no matter how small.

Yes, November is National Native American Heritage Month.  A month is not enough.

 There are many, many websites that sell authentic tribal jewelry crafted by Native American artists. Online stores  are worth a look to get the depth and breath of this cultural craft.

 But I usually shop for Native American jewelry at art fairs. It's one way that I commemorate Native American tribes.   I pause for a moment to ponder their art and culture of tribal jewelry making.

Mrs. Eastwood and Co. Missing From E! In 2013

I was sooo… looking forward to a 2^nd season of the Eastwood clan’s adventures in Realityland. But in early January, youngest daughter Morgan Eastwood reported on Tumbler that the family had decided against doing a 2^nd season. 

I think that this was foreshadowed by Dina’s decision in one episode from last year, to relinquish management of Overtone, the boy singing group.

Mom Dina Eastwood has not tweeted since November 2012.

I’m going miss Dina Eastwood’s classy eclectic Native American jewelry style. Her style was truly unique on TV and very “Real World”.

 Mrs. Eastwood and Company was a thought-provoking class act about common issues facing modern families. Too bad it won’t be back but “Family 1^st”.

Well I guess it’s back to donkeys and bad plastic surgery.

Visit Palm Springs For Native American Jewelry



Native American hairpin bead design

  

If you treasure authentic handcrafted Native American jewelry, Palm Springs California is the place to be in late March.  The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum will showcase works by Navajo, Zuni and Hopi jewelry artisans.

I’m a big fan of amazing-looking  concho belts.  I’m sure that there will be some exciting designs at the jewelry show.

According to Palm Springs real estate agent Brad Schmett, the museum’s exhibit draws an international crowd of jewelry collectors seeking to buy one-of-a-kind pieces of Native American ethnic jewelry.