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Tag Archives: silver
Z is for Zuni Necklace
Helbing Collection A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Helbing Collection of Native American Arts and Crafts. For our final Helbing A-Z post we are sharing our spectacular, … Continue reading
T is for Turquoise
Helbing Collection A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Helbing Collection of Native American Arts and Crafts. This week I’d like to highlight some of the turquoise jewelry … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Notes
Tagged A-Z, Chester Mahooty, Cleora Helbing, museum collection, Native American art, Navajo, silver, Silver jewelry, Turquoise, Turquoise Jewelry, Zuni
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O is for Obsidian
Helbing Collection A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week for 26 weeks, I will highlight an item or items from our Helbing Collection of Native American Arts and Crafts. This silver pin made by award-winning Navajo silversmith … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Z, ambrose Roanhorse, brooch, Cleora Helbing, jewelry, Navajo, obsidian, silver, silversmith
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J is for Jewelry
Helbing Collection A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week for 26 weeks, I will highlight an item or items from our Helbing Collection of Native American Arts and Crafts. This week I am featuring the jewelry set … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Z, Cleora Helbing, Ken Begay, museum collection, Native American art, Navajo, silver, Silver jewelry
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Silver conservation
In consultation with Minnesota Historical Society conservator, Bob Herskovitz, we recently cleaned and restrung this beautiful Zuni “squash blossom” necklace. A gentle cleaning slurry of fine calcium carbonate powder was used to remove the tarnish and restore the luster to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleora Helbing, Conservation, museum collection, Native American art, Pope County Museum, silver, Silver jewelry, Zuni
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