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URL: http://www.americana.net/jewelry.htmlTitle: Atsidi Sani (Old Smith) - First Navajo Silversmith
Description: The early Navajo silver work concentrated on concha (concho) belts, bracelets, bow guards, tobacco flasks and necklaces. Rings, earrings, pins, hair ornaments, buckles and bolos evolved from these. A full line of silver jewelry existed throughout the reservation by the 1880's.
Directory: Arts/Crafts/Metal_Craft/Silversmithing/History
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