Two major ethnic subgroups can be identified in the indigenous culture of the Southwest. The Pueblos are the region’s autochthonous population, directly descended from the Anasazi9. They include 25 distinct groups (which today number about 45,000 i...

At the end of this long account it remains difficult to establish precisely what symbolic significance was attributed by the American Indians to coral. This is because more often than not the symbolism of personal objects or materials associated with...

On 23 February 1540 Francisco Vàsques de Coronado set out from Campestola, Mexico, on an expedition that was to have a decisive impact on the life and history of the populations of the American Southwest. The mission of the 600 soldiers and six Fran...

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Character Sketches, Observations & Reflections

by J.Cosmo Lewis

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Published by Existential Press (Santa Fe, New Mexico), June 2025
English · 376 pages · 6 x 9 inches

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16 inches each and about 24 grams...

18" each and about 30 grams each...

18 inches each and about 16 grams...

29 x 12mm, 11.5 carats.
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a beautiful 16.5 ct.cab with green watermark floating on a sea of blue with gold matrix. Measures 22 x 16 mm...

18 x 21 mm, 17 carats....

This 5.18 ct. stone measuring 15 x 12.6 mm was part of a vintage 1980's collection that I received from a retiring cutter who had been cutting for forty years and putting his best material aside for decades. He brought me a 50,000 ct. collection just...

This 22.76 ct. stone measuring 28 x 20mm was part of a vintage 1980's collection that I received a retiring cutter who had been cutting for forty years and putting his best material aside for decades. The color is a soft blue in the center with a l...

13.5 x 23.5 mm, 16.5 carats....

30 x 40.5 mm, 48 carats. ...

This claim is from the Royston mining district in Nevada. It was never a high yielding mine and has been covered over for a few years. The deep green, almost emerald, color has a depth and clarity that will make this a collectible gem in the years to...

This 12.15 ct cab from the Fox Turquoise Mine measures 19 x 15 mm.An amazing color scheme with a background of soft green with a darker green water web overlay....

17.5 x 48.5 mm, 44 carats....

This 103 ct cab measures 29 x 53 mm. Unusually large piece of natural Number Eight. Wuold make a great bolo or pendant...

Beautiful flat vein slabs of clear blue turquoise from a classic and historic mine that will never produce again....

This is that rare botroidal lime green Nugget material with softer color plus more matrix. Always a good window....

This is that rare botroidal lime green Nugget material with more matrix than the high grade. Always a good window....

While not too large, this Royston is of superior quality. It has all the right characteristics: very hard and great color, ranging from dark blues to blue-greens to dark green. Perfect for inlay or small cabochons....