The Totems to Turquoise Shop is now closed.

NEWLY DESIGNED SHOP FEATURES EXQUISITE, ONE-OF-A-KIND JEWELRY PIECES CREATED BY CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS

The American Museum of Natural History has opened Totems to Turquoise: The Shop in conjunction with Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest, a landmark exhibition of more than 500 pieces of dazzling contemporary and historic Native North American jewelry that celebrates the beauty, power, and symbolism of this magnificent tradition. Totems to Turquoise: The Shop offers one of the finest collections anywhere of authentic Native North American jewelry and wearable art for purchase and will be open during the run of the exhibition from October 30, 2004, through July 10, 2005.

Over the past year, the Museum retail staff visited artists in their studios in Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwest and Washington and British Columbia in the Northwest to assemble a stunning collection of unique pins, earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and rings, as well as belts, bags, scarves, and artfully designed Zuni, Acoma, Hopi, and Navajo pottery.

"We are offering an exciting range of the finest and most superbly designed jewelry and other artwork by contemporary artists," said Katherine Adler, Director of Retail at the Museum. "Renowned Navajo artists Kee Yazzie, Jr.; Sammie Begay; Darryl Begay; and Mary and Anthony Lovato have created exquisite jewelry in turquoise, shell, and sterling silver. Haida artist Derek White has contributed a variety of sterling silver pendants in nature motifs. Dorothy Grant has designed fashionable clothes in bold patterns-and these are just a few examples of the assortment of dazzling objects by truly gifted artists whose gorgeous work can be purchased in our striking new shop."

The dramatically lit Totems to Turquoise: The Shop features, in addition to stunning jewelry, an assortment of elegant wearable art, illustrated books, handmade textiles, pottery, music CDs, and documentaries about Native Americans on VHS and DVD. Highlights include:

• 100% silk ties from Fashion Collection featuring a design by Jim Hart (Haida), $60.00
• Fringed Polar fleece 12-by-60-inch muffler with Native American design by Jim Hart (Haida), $60.00
• Sterling silver earrings in various designs by Dan Daigle, who also specializes in cedar carving (Haida and Kwakiutl, Vancouver Island), $115.00
• Sterling silver carved beaver pendant by Derek White, who was an apprentice to master carver Jim Hart (Haida), $185.00
• Sterling silver link bracelet depicting the Moon and Sun by Anthony Lovato, who specializes in the traditional method of Tufa sand casting (Santo Domingo Pueblo), $200.00
• Wool, cashmere-blend 12-by-60-inch handmade mufflers in black with choice of red or white design by Dorothy Grant (Haida), $300.00
• Aztec Sunrise cuff bracelet of sterling silver and 14-karat gold by Norbert Peshlakai, a fourth-generation silversmith. His designs are stamped onto the silver. (Navajo), $750.00
• Bracelet of sterling silver, 14-karat gold and locally mined turquoise by Kee Yazzie, Jr., (Navajo), $975.00
• Two-headed serpent necklace of sterling silver with abalone by Russel Smith, who works with wood, ivory, paint, and precious metals (Kwakwaka'wakw), $2,500.00
• An exquisitely designed black, red, and white Chilkat button blanket by Dorothy Grant (Haida), $10,000.00

Books include:

• The exhibition companion book, Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest, Kari Chalker, General Editor, Lois Sherr Dubin and Peter M. Whiteley, Contributing Editors; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 224 pages, $45.00 (hardcover), $27.95 (paperback)
• American Indian Jewelry 1: 1,200 Artist Biographies, Gregory Schaaf, Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures, 344 pages, $65.00
• Jesse Monongya: Opal Bears, and Lapis Skies, Lois Sherr Dubin, Hudson Hills Press, 182 pages, $50.00
• North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment, Lois Sherr Dubin, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 159 pages, $75, $29.95 (concise edition)
• From the Land of the Totem Poles, Aldona Jonaitis, University of Washington Press, 272 pages, $45.00
• Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths, John Adair, University of Oklahoma Press, 244 pages, $19.95

A selection of Native American music on CDs, and documentaries on VHS tape and DVD includes:

• Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions, a compilation of Southwestern
tribal music featuring Zuni, Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache, $18.95
• Navajo Songs, featuring ritual dance and game songs, $18.95
• Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women, $18.95
• Indians of the Northwest, VHS cassette, $22.95
• Indians of the Southwest, VHS cassette, $22.95
• 500 Nations, 8-volume DVD set, $79.95

In a specially designed adjacent space just beyond Totems to Turquoise: The Shop, visitors can also find a variety of merchandise for the whole family. Highlights include:

• Adult t-shirt with a Hands of Creation raven design by Beau Dick (Kwagiulth), $21.95
• A 12-by-16-inch canvas tote bag with raven design, $20.00
• Baseball cap with an embroidered raven, $17.95
• Stainless steel travel mug with raven design on the side, $16.95
• Collection of children's temporary tattoos in Native American motifs, $1.50
• Chocolate bars in a wooden box with design on lid by Jim Hart, $29.95