Santo Domingo Pueblo Jewelry
The santo domingo pueblo or kewa pueblo are well known for their jewelry making pottery and trade history. As a result in 2009 the pueblo officially changed its name to kewa pueblo.
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Most of the residents of the pueblo are native americans who speak a dialect of the keresan language.
Santo domingo pueblo jewelry. Find current news programs information careers. Although as a pueblo santo domingo is most famous for its heishi jewelry some of the most famous contemporary santo domingo artists are silversmiths. Santo domingo pueblo jewelry artists most commonly use the tufa stone cast and overlay silverwork creating textured three dimensional jewelry.
Welcome to the official website of the santo domingo pueblo of new mexico. The dancing chanting and drumming were incredibly spiritual. In contrast according to pueblo council members the local name has always been kewa.
Native american indian bead santo domingo apple coral 5 strand necklace doreen calabaza. Santo domingo pueblo and its jewelry. Known best for their hand rolled heishi beads some of the finest turquoise necklaces are made by santo domingo artists.
The santo domingo kewa pueblo is located 25 miles southwest of santa fe new mexico and has just over 2500 tribal members. Renown santo domingo pueblo artists. Native american bolo ties.
The santo domingo pueblo people are renown for their. Other traditional forms of kewa jewelry include mosaic inlay designs on shells. Reviewed 4 weeks ago.
It is often composed of seashell coral and turquoise which is attached to a black backing. Santo domingo jewelry comes from the santo domingo pueblo in new mexico. If you miss purchasing jewelry at the annual indian market in santa fe the santo domingo indian.
The word heishi is the santo domingo word for shell it is typically a tiny thin bead made from shell coral or turquoise. Today santo domingo pueblo jewelry continues to be highly desirable for its beauty craftsmanship and longstanding history. This backing is composed of old vinyl records or car battery shell.
The nearby cerrillos hills were a great source of cerrillos turquoise that they mined made into jewelry and traded. We had the privilege of experiencing the special christmas ceremony and dancing at the former santo domingo pueblo now called the kewa pueblo. Acoma pueblo pottery jemez pueblo pottery hopi pottery santa clara pueblo pottery.
It is often composed of seashell coral and turquoise which is attached to a black backing. Most noteworthy santo domingo jewelry comes from the santo domingo pueblo in new mexico. Santo domingo pueblo is located in sandoval county new mexico about 25 miles 40 km south of santa fein the last us census the population was 2550.
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