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Case Trading Post
Santa Fe is ground zero for all things silver and turquoise, and the lower-level Trading Post at the excellent Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a good place for jewelry lovers to start. Modeled on a Navajo trading post...
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Keshi
The Zuni of New Mexico, one of nineteen Pueblo tribes, are famous for their pottery, jewelry and fetishes. The venerable Keshi boutique (named after the traditional greeting of the Zuni people) specializes in the latter: small carved animal fetishes that...
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Morning Star Gallery
If you’re interested in Native American art – antique and contemporary – the Morning Star Gallery should top your list of places to visit. Its display shelves are lined with museum-quality items, from pottery and baskets to fashion and jewelry,...
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Museum of International Folk Art Shop
As you’d expect at a museum that’s the only one of its kind, the International Folk Art shop overflows with folk art and handicrafts from around the globe, ranging from majolica pottery from Mexico and colorful trapezoid bags from Colombia...
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Nedra Matteucci Galleries
Housed in an old adobe, this gallery is a trove of Native American art, including antique and contemporary jewelry, pottery (by the likes of Native American master potter Virgil Ortiz), beadwork, textiles and baskets. The paintings on display are mostly...
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Rainbow Man
Many consider this boutique, near the Palace of the Governors, the best for contemporary Native American art. The store, which opened in 1945, is renowned for its large selection of historic photographs by Edward Curtis, the famous photographer who documented...
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Mixed in with the authentic, the venerable and the uniquely Santa Fe are cheap knockoff boutiques that hawk endless displays of folk art, turquoise jewelry and faux suede. Don’t despair: you can find a lot of quality in the mix. The Rainbow Man carries incredible work by Edward S. Curtis, the famous photographer of the American West and Native Americans; Keshi sells handmade fetishes by artisans of the Zuni Pueblo; Doodlet’s is a fun-filled shop for kids and adults; and the artisanal chocolates made and sold at Todos Santos can hold their own with the best in the world. For silver and turquoise-embellished jewelry, peruse the artisans selling their wares at the Palace of the Governors. Everyone seems to have their favorite vendor – you’ll receive tips like “Don’t miss the really tall Mexican guy with the chunky rings” – and every blanket and cart has its own style and sensibility. You can bargain, as you’re buying directly from the artists as opposed to paying marked-up boutique prices.