Navajo Jewelry

STOLEN - Navajo Jewelry - Albuquerque, NM

On or about December 30 - 31st, a large number of jewelry items were stolen from a gallery in Albuquerque, NM.

The items stolen include:

  • 6 strands of silver Navajo beads (see photo. note that the bottom strand in the photo was not taken)

  • 5 or 6 concho belts

  • 85 bracelets - mostly Fred Harvey and 1960s-70s era.

If you have information about any of these items, please contact:

Albuquerque Police Dept.
Officer C. Ming
Case# 210102952
Tel: 505-242-2677

Please note that APD is short staffed due to COVID-19, and may take a while to answer calls. Your patience is appreciated.

STOLEN - Navajo Jewelry Collection

Sometime between Aug. 6 - Aug 10, 2021, a collection of 26 pieces of jewelry were stolen from a residence in Santa Fe, NM.

The stolen items included works by Gibson Nez, Victor Beck, Albert Lee and Raymond Yazzie.

Unfortunately, no photos of the items are available at this time. Please review the attached list with detailed descriptions of the items.
(This listing will be updated with photos, when they become available. )

A report has been filed with the Santa Fe Police department. If you think you may have seen any of the these items, please contact:

Officer Francisco S. Alvarado
Fsalvarado@santafenm.gov

Case# 2021-008104

STOLEN - 5 Navajo Bracelets

The following 5 bracelets have been reported stolen. They were taken from a Texas hotel room in late February.

The stolen items include:

  1. Navajo Ingot wire with 5 large stones, c. 1920, 5 3/4” cuff, 1 1/4” opening, 85g

  2. Navajo stamped silver bracelet with 3 Persian turquoise stone & 2 small stones, c. 1920, 5 1/2” cuff,
    1” opening

  3. Navajo stamped silver ingot bracelet with 3 stones and stamped designs, c. 1930, 5 1/2” cuff, 1” opening

  4. Navajo silver twist wire bracelet with large oval stone, c. 1940, 5 7/8” cuff,
    1 1/8” opening

  5. Navajo silver bracelet with single stone in center and deer heads on either side, c. 1930
    (no photo available)

If you have any information about the location of these items, please contact:
Paul Elmore at Shiprock Santa Fe
505-982-8478
paul@shiprocksantafe.com