Every New Collection starts with its very first piece!  Chipeta Trading Company is happy to help with a great selection of vintage

Indigenous Wearable Art.  Lets get you started with Navajo or Pueblo jewelry that will fit both you and your pocketbook!   We look forward to guiding you on the journey!

MID-CENTURY: a wonderful Navajo silver cuff | double triangulated bangles | great stamping and patina | from a New Mexico collection | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 1/2" wide, 27 grams in weight | $775.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2614

MID-CENTURY: a spectacular three stone | Navajo silver tufa cast cuff bracelet | triple turquoise stones in serrated bezels | great weight and patina | from a New Mexico collection | size: 6 1/8" including a 1" opening, 3/4" wide and 50 grams in weight | $825.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2607, three stone tufa cast cuff  

VINTAGE: a Navajo silver and turquoise cuff | featuring eight natural green (Cerrillos?) turquoise stones | housed in silver bezels and mounted onto a silver cuff with lovely stamp work and design elements | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, 1/2" wide and 28 grams in weight | $875.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to 8 green stone cuff, CTCJ2606 

HISTORIC & VINTAGE:  Silver bangles were the very first designs created by Navajo silversmiths in the 1870's |  perfect for stacking and a subtle Southwestern style, triangulated bangles are a great addition to any collection, large or small | a wonderful selection of silver bangles and twisted wire bangles are always available at Chipeta Trading  starting at $395. | please contact Don for pricing, sizes and availability as inventories change weekly  

MID-CENTURY:  dating to the 1940's  | comes this Navajo silver cuff with repousse lozenge design elements and chisel works across the top and bottom | date inside reads, "1945" | size: 6 3/4" including a 1" opening, 1" wide and 64 grams in weight | $1,450.00 | to order and for more information please contact Don and refer to silver cuff "1945" CTCJ2588 

MID-CENTURY: a fabulous three stone Navajo cuff | featuring natural turquoise stones mounted on an ingot silver base with applique accents and great stamping | size: 6 3/4" including a 1" opening, 1" wide at center tapering down to the terminals and 53 grams in weight | $950.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2567, three stone cuff 

VINTAGE:  a wonderful Pueblo choker featuring | natural turquoise nuggets and old heishi shells in graduated sizes | length: 7 1/2" clasp to clasp | $795.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to Turquoise and Heishi choker CTCJ2565

HISTORIC PEROD:  from the 1st quarter of the 20th century comes this | Navajo silver cuff featuring repousse button design elements |  snake and arrow designs with great wear and patina | size: 6 1/4" including a 1" opening, 1/2" wide and 16 grams in weight | $1,250.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to smaller sized silver snake cuff LMS17

HISTORIC PERIOD:  four snakes and one stone adorn this | Navajo ingot silver cuff dating to the 1930s | serrated bezel holds the natural turquoise stone in place | two matching pairs of snakes on either side of the stone | engraved "EDM 1932" on the inside of the cuff | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, 1/2" wide and 28 grams in weight | $895.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to single stone, 4 snake cuff CTCJ2557

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a wonderful Navajo tourist designed cuff | featuring an appliqued snake design on an open field | great wear and patina | from a West Coast collection | size: 7" including 1" opening and 3/4" wide | $650.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2559, snake cuff 

MID-CENTURY: a simple and elegant Navajo silver design | snake bangle with a single Cerrillos turquoise stone on the head | stamped scales and rattle tail | size: 7" including a 1" opening, 1/8" wide and 10 grams in weight | $750.00 | for more information and to order please  contact Don and refer to snake bangle CTCJ2549

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a rare matched set of Navajo sterling silver cuffs | featuring snake designs and a single center stone | from a California collection and stamped "Sterling, Silver Arrow" | great wear and patina | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, 3/8" wide at center and 26 grams in total weight | $795.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to matched pair of snake cuffs CTCJ2558

VINTAGE:  with a look of the Historic Southwest is this | Navajo silver beads and naja/pendant necklace | handmade silver beads lead your eye to a powerful silver cast naja with mid-century design elements | length: 28" long clast to clasp, 3" wide naja and 116 grams in weight | $1,925.00 | for more information and to order please refer to beads and naja CTCJ2545 when you contact Don  

MID-CENTURY:  from the workshop of a very talented Zuni stone and silversmith comes this | "knifewing" design Zuni pin featuring inlaid natural turquoise, mother of pearl, Mediterranean coral, black jet all on a silver base |  size: 3 1/4" tall with a 3" wing span | $595.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to Zuni "knifewing" pin 

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a trading post designed Navajo cuff | from our private collection comes this fanciful "thunderbird" silver and turquoise cuff from the Historic Period of Southwest jewelry making | featuring a single turquoise stone with chiseled and stamped design elements | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, and 1 1/2" wide at center tapering down to the terminals | $1,450.00 | for more information and to order please  contact Don and refer to thunderbird cuff 

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a Navajo silver manta pin | featuring a green turquoise stone with great stamping and chisel work | size: 2 1/4" x 2" | $395.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to silver Navajo pin CTCJ2402

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a wonderful Navajo ingot silver and turquoise cuff perfect for stacking | featuring 7 natural stones set on hand made silver bezels (perhaps a Hubbell glass "stone" has been used as a replacement |  great wear and patina, from a Colorado collection | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, 1/4" wide and 20 grams in weight | $950.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to 7 stone bangle CTCJ2395

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a wonderfully designed Navajo silver and turquoise cuff  | featuring a natural hand square cut turquoise stone with great matrix | great 4 shank design with applique accents | size: 6 1/2", 1" wide and tapering down to the terminals | $750.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2401

MID-CENTURY: a rare and lovely Navajo silver  carinated bangle in a full round design | with great stamping design elements | deep stamping and great weight, perfect for stacking or layering | size: 3" in circumference and 1/4" wide | $750.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to round Navajo silver bangle CTCJ2396 

HISTORIC PERIOD: from a Santa Fe family collection comes this Navajo | silver and turquoise cuff featuring a natural stone and traditional Navajo stamping designs | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, and 3/4" wide at center tapering down to the terminals | $795.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to single stone cuff 

HISTORIC PERIOD: a petite size cuff with a BIG presence in this | Navajo double silver bangle carinated cuff with twisted wire accents | featuring a horizontally mounted natural turquoise stone and great stamping and patina | size: 6 1/4" including a 1" opening and 7/8" wide | price just reduced and now $950.00 | for more information and to order please  contact Don and refer to smaller sized cuff CTCJ1635

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a classic example of Navajo silver work in this | triple bangle design featuring arrow and crescent design elements | great wear and patina | size 6 3/4" including a 1" opening and 1/2" wide | $875.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to 3 bangle cuff, CTCJ2276

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a great early Navajo cuff for the new collector in this | silver and turquoise row bracelet featuring 7 natural stones mounted on a silver plate and affixed to a split silver shank | from a New Mexico collection | size: 7" including a 1 1/4" opening, 1 1/8" wide at center tapering down to the terminals | price reduced to $950.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to 7 stone cuff CTCJ1629 

MID-CENTURY: an amazing natural blue turquoise stone in this | Navajo ingot silver and stone cuff with repeating stamp designs throughout | turquoise stone has deep matrix with wonderful richness | size: 6 3/4" including a 1" opening, 1" wide at center, tapering down to the terminals with great wear and patina | $925.00 |for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to single stone blue cuff 

MID-CENTURY: a wonderful work of wearable art in this | Navajo twisted silver design double carinated cuff | from a Colorado collection with feather design stamps on top and bottom | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 1" wide | $975.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to twisted silver bracelet CTCJ1899

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a wonderful early Navajo cuff of ingot silver and natural turquoise stones | five stones set on a split silver shank | great stamping and design elements around the terminals | nice wear and patina, recently purchased from a New Mexico family collection | size: 6 1/4" including a 1" opening and 1/2" wide at center tapering to the terminals | $995.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to 5 stone ingot cuff 

MID-CENTURY:  a Navajo silver cast cuff with deep chiseled design elements | featuring three natural turquoise stones with lovely matrix | great wear and patina | collected from a Santa Fe family | size: 7" including a 1" opening, 7/8" wide at center, tapering down to the terminals and 44 grams in weight | $875.00 | for more information and to order please  contact Don and refer to three stone cast cuff  CTCJ2333 

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a great Navajo silver cuff for the smaller wrist | featuring traditional stamping design elements | nice wear and patina | collected from a Santa Fe family | size: 6 1/4" including a 3/4" opening (adjustable) 3/4" wide and 28 grams in weight | $750.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to smaller silver cuff CTCJ2335

HISTORIC PERIOD:  featuring a wonderful natural green Cerrillos turquoise stone in this | Navajo silver cuff with a triple shank and peyote button accents | nice stamping and good wear | size: 6 1/4" including a 1" opening, 1" wide at center, tapering down at the terminals, and 23 grams in weight | $645.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to green stone, peyote button cuff CTCJ2336

MID-CENTURY: an art deco design in this | Navajo silver and turquoise cuff, featuring three natural Cerrillos green turquoise stones | unique geometric designs | from a New Mexico collection | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, 3/4" wide and 40 grams in weight | $675.00 | for more information and to order contact Don and reference "art deco" design cuff CTCJ2332

HISTORY PERIOD:  a classic Navajo silver cuff with all the elements you would want | repousse' bump outs, classic  design elements and great wear | size: 7" including a 1 1/4" opening (can easily be adjusted),   3/4" wide and 27 grams in weight | $750.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to Navajo silver cuff CTCJ2331

MID-CENTURY: two Navajo/Pueblo choker necklaces repurposed from jacla pendants | left: double strand of hand rolled natural turquoise stones with shell/corn accents, heishi on top and 15 inches clasp to clasp | right: double strands of Cerrillos turquoise beads with graduated silver beads with shell/corn accents, and 17 inches clasp to clasp | $950.00 each | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to turquoise chokers 

MID-CENTURY:  a lovely necklace of  silver beads with a double crescent naja | naja pendant has been tufa casted with a diamond shaped design element | from a Colorado collection | length: 24"clasp to clasp | $850.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to beads and naja CTCJ2305

HISTORIC REVIVAL:  from the workbench of the Laguna Pueblo family Greg and Dyami Lewis | an extra large ingot silver cuff with a fabulous natural turquoise stone | repousse accent designs with subtle whirling logs | size: 8 1/2" including a 1 1/2" opening, 1 1/4" wide and 100 grams in weight | $650.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to extra large Lewis family cuff 

HISTORIC REVIVAL: from the workshop of Dine'-Navajo silversmith Fritson Toledo | comes this sterling silver beads and naja necklace | 72 silver beads lead your eye to a beautifully stamped naja pendant | length:  28" clasp to clasp, with  2 1/2" naja and 96 grams in weight | $995.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to Historic Revival Beads and Naja 

VINTAGE: a colorful Southwest necklace from a New Mexico collection | featuring a sterling silver cross measuring 2 1/2" long | red and silver bead accents | a US Liberty dime and Mexican Peso are used as additional embellishments | length: 18" long | $895.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to cross necklace CTCJ2253

HISTORIC PERIOD | a beautifully designed Navajo / Pueblo cuff for the new collector | featuring 9 hand cut natural turquoise stones | mounted to a silver plate and affixed to silver twisted wire | lovely accents and design elements | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 35 grams in weight | $750.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to 9 stone cuff CTCJ1989

HISTORIC PERIOD: a perfect stacking cuff for the new collector is this | silver Navajo bracelet with arrow designs | great wear and patina | size: 6" including a 3/4"opening, 1/2" wide and 17 grams in weight | $750.00 | for more information and to order please  contact Don and refer to silver stacking cuff CTCJ1998

HISTORIC PERIOD: a wonderful grouping of natural turquoise stones in this | Navajo silver and stone cuff with 7 hand cut turquoise stones | mounted to a silver plate and affixed to hand pulled silver wires | size: 6 3/4" including a 1" opening and 30 grams in weight | $850.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2072 seven stone cuff 

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a beautiful example of Navajo silver and stone work in this | bracelet featuring three natural turquoise stones on a split silver shank | applied butterfly accents | from a Santa Fe collection | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and  3/4" wide | $795.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to three stone cuff CTCJ2246

HISTORIC PERIOD: for the new collector comes his elegant Navajo | silver and turquoise cuff | featuring a natural green turquoise stone, four shanks and beautiful applied silver plates | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening, 3/4" wide at center tapering down to the terminals | $695.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2247 single green stone cuff

HISTORIC PERIOD: an amazing stone for the new collection is this | Navajo ingot silver and turquoise cuff featuring a natural triangular cut stone | set on a split shank ingot silver base and displays great wear and patina | from a New Mexico collection | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 56 grams in weight | $950.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to large blue stone cuff CTCJ2271

HISTORIC PERIOD:  for the new collector comes this | Navajo silver and turquoise cuff featuring a natural turquoise stone set on a silver plate and attached to a silver split shank | detailed wire work and repeated stamping designs | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 3/4" wide at center tapering down to the terminals | $650.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to square stone cuff CTCJ2166

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a well designed ingot silver Navajo cuff | excellent stamping with whirling logs, floral and arrow designs | nice wear and patina | size: 6 3/4" including a 1" opening and 1/2" wide | $875.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to silver cuff CTCJ1845 

HISTORIC PERIOD: a wonderful Dine'- Navajo silver cuff | simple repeating design elements with nice wear and patina | a smaller sized cuff perfect for stacking | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 1/2" wide | $750.00 | for more information please contact Don and refer to silver cuff CTCJ1977

MID-CENTURY:  a stunning example of vintage jewelry making in this | Navajo/Pueblo cuff featuring three natural turquoise stones set on a silver plate and mounted to a double shank silver base | size: 6 3/4" including a 1" opening and 40 grams in weight | $595.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ1677, three stone cuff 

MID-CENTURY: an elegant Navajo tufa casted cuff | with a sunburst design element | great condition and wear | from a West Coast collection | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 57 grams in weight | $850.00 | for more information and to order please  contact Don and refer to tufa cast cuff CTCJ2116 

HISTORIC PERIOD:  a breathtaking example of Navajo silver and stone work in this | ingot silver cuff featuring 5 hand cut rectangular shaped Cerrillos turquoise stones in graduating sizes | arrow accents on the terminals | from a New Mexico family collection | size: 6 3/4" including a 1.25" opening, 1.5" wide at gap tapering down to the terminals | 48 grams in weight | $950.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to CTCJ2297, five green stone cuff 

MID-CENTURY: an elegant and well designed Navajo cuff with | a beautiful natural green turquoise stone | 5 silver shanks and delicate silver work featuring filigree designs | size: 6 1/2" including a 1" opening and 28 grams in weight | $495.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to large green stone cuff CTCJ2296

MID-CENTURY: a fabulous Navajo squash blossom necklace | featuring 14 three petal blossoms | a single raw natural turquoise stone highlights a large naja | nice wear and patina | from a Santa Fe collection | length: 26" clasp to clasp, with a 2.75" naja | $1,950.00 | for more information and to order please contact Don and refer to large naja squash blossom necklace CTCJ1809

MID-CENTURY: a breathtaking natural turquoise stone in this | Navajo silver and turquoise cuff | elegant and detailed accents on a multi-shank cuff | size: 6.25" including a 1" opening and 54 grams in weight | $995.00 | for additional information and to order please contact Don and refer to large stone cuff CTCJ2294