Raven; Sorry, I don't speak Cherokee, but there is an excellent image of the syllabary on our website you can copy and use. It is located at www.kivatrading.com/symbol1.htm It is set up with phonetic
Sorry, Lance, I tried, but I don't really see it. The images look to me like examples of limestone with small fossil embedding which is pretty typical. I don't see evidence of human handwork at all, but
Domestic turquoise can be hard to classify as to origin. There are lots of mines, past and present, that have produced stone that has the matrix color, hardness and form in your pendant. Stones of differing
Your rug is not Navajo woven. I wouldn't say it was Native American made. The design elements are reminiscent of some Mayan or Incan images, but in any case, it is loom woven, on a horizontal, treadle
A cuff of this vintage, probably Navajo made would sell at our gallery for between $250.00 and $350.00. The hallmark is a curiosity,as stamped hallmarking was really uncommon at that time, most likely

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