Jewelry 
This collection of more than a thousand
pieces of jewelry and silverwork demonstrates the rich variety of design and detailed
workmanship of Navajo and Pueblo Indian silver workers from the late nineteenth century to
the present. The collection ranges from the simplest Navajo concha from before the 1870s,
to delicate Pueblo mosaic jewelry and the intricate Zuni inlay work of this century. The
main strength of the jewelry collection is the historic nineteenth century early Navajo
silverwork. The Navajo collection varies in size from tiny silver buttons to the largest
examples of the silversmith's art—headstalls for horses. In between is a wide variety
of rings, bracelets, ketohs (bow guards), concha belts, squash blossom necklaces, buckles,
and canteens. The largest group of Pueblo jewelry is from Zuni and includes bracelets,
buckles, earrings, necklaces, large inlay silver boxes, and bolo ties. There is a
substantial collection of 1920s-1950s "Route 66" silverwork which was made by
many different tribal silversmiths for sale to tourists. Also included is a good
collection of southern Plains Indian German silver.
