The word heishi (pronounced hee-shee) means ‘shell necklace’, and is the word used to refer to the intricate strands of handmade beads of shell, and...
“Hi! My name is Brenda Baca. I work here at Sunwest Silver. I’ve been here for about twelve years now. I work in the stone department so I work with...
In the Southwest, the Squash Blossom necklace is recognized as the most significant piece in any collection of handmade Native American jewelry....
Hi, my name is Kevin Gebro and I'm with Sunwest Silver in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I want to talk to you today about a mine that is in the Tonopah,...
Hi I’m Molly with Sunwest Silver in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We've been in business since 1973, I believe and currently we have five mines, five...
The trade name “White Buffalo” is used to identify this beautiful stone coming out of Tonopah, Nevada. The legendary Otteson mining family owns the...
This is Kevin at Sunwest Silver in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m here to talk with you about a mine in Globe, Arizona. It’s called Sleeping Beauty. I...
Hi my name is Valerie Calabaza and I work with Sunwest Silver in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m here today to show you various types of Native...
One of the things that people ask me about is liquid silver. How do you clean liquid silver? There's many things you can do. I've had people use...
Turquoise from Nevada comes in various shades of blue, blue-green, green-blue, green and yellow. Some of the turquoise may contain iron, if it does,...
