American Indian Jewelry Store

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Established in 1988 Sun of a Brave located in Boerne, Texas a 30 minute drive from San Antonio offers one of the biggest and best selections of authentic Native American jewelry in the state of Texas. Sun of a Brave had been noted in Elle Dcor and Texas Monthly magazines as one of the best places to shop for Native articles. Member of IACA in good standing and pledged to uphold ethical business practices in dealing Native American goods.
Native American jewelry is one of the best investments a person can make, many are one of a kind pieces never to be duplicated and can be passed down generation after generation. Most jewelry is handcrafted from Navajo, Zuni and Hopi tribes. We feature such silversmiths and artists as Floyd Becenti, Calvin Begay, Effie Calavazza, Larry Begay, Ida Hobb, Bill & Lou, Emma Bighand, Robert Livingston, Geraldine Yazzie, Yellowhorse, Tommy Singer, and many other established and new artists.
Not limited to contemporary works, we offer a selection of Pawn Jewelry for affficionados of older traditional pieces with turquoise from mines no longer in production.
Symbolism and artistry abounds in each piece to be appreciated. Pieces crafted in sterling silver use turquoise in so many shades of blue and green known as the sky stone in Native American culture, coral, lapis, malachite, jet, onyx, spiney oyster, mother-of pearl in many colors, sugilite, charoite, azurite, opal, white turquoise known as crazy horse and wild horse, howlite, are just a few of the genuine stones used in Native American jewelry.
Not limited to jewelry, we also carry the following:
*KACHINAS - a large selection of Navajo and hand carved cottonwood Hopi Kachinas
*FETISHES - Handcarved from the Zuni Nation from genuine stone, bone and antler.
*POTTERY - Santo Domingo, Hopi, Acoma, Navajo from such artists as Hanna Jay and Lily Concho. Pots, vases, storytellers, seed pots, Navajo Wedding Vases, horsehair pottery, boxes and no two pieces are alike.
*SHIELDS & DREAMCATCHERS - NAVAJO and also by renowned artist Wildfeather famous for use of exotic and wild feathers on leather shields and artifacts.
*HERBS/SMUDGE/INCENSE/OILS: Variety of smudging mixes and white sage smudge sticks, herbal smoking mixtures, sweet grass, sage. Large selection of essential oils and one of the best incenses to burn.
*PENDLETON BLANKETS: Pendleton blankets originally created with Native American designs became popular at the turn of the century when the Iron Horse came into operation. Originally manufactured for trade with Native Americans.
*LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: Large selection of limited edition prints by Penni Anne Cross, Ozz Franca, Bev Doolittle, Maija, Sheila Hill, Richard Luce, Nancy Wyant, Judy Larsen, Teri Sodd. Clifford Bryclea and Dana Tiger, just to name a few.
*BOOKS/CARDS: We offer numerous books on Native American culture, history and crafts. We also carry a full line of Leanin Tree cards with a Native American theme.
*PAINTED PONIES: The newest collectible Painted Ponies are manufactured but many are designed by Native American artists.
All of the aforementioned are a broad spectum of what we carry. Many artifacts, bags and artwork are one of kind and too numerous to mention.