Traditional Mexican Jewelry
History of jewelry in mexico.
Traditional mexican jewelry. Cancún is a city in southeastern mexico on the northeast coast of the yucatán peninsula in the mexican state of quintana roo. Vintage taxco mexico sterling turquoise brass tribal 2 sided. Mexican jewelry has a huge variety of metals colors shapes and styles which make it the perfect gift for someone special. Turquoise warrior motif necklace.
Religious from early mayan civilizations through today religion has been an important aspect of life in mexico. Mexican earrings frida style. In addition to the variety of gemstones used mexican jewelry has several notable motifs. It is an important tourist destination in mexico and the.
Motifs of mexican jewelry. The made in mexico jewelry is found in luxury department stores and is sported by international celebs and fashionistas alike. Here are a few of our favorite pieces of taxco silver. Many of novica s artists hail from the town of taxco commonly referred to as the silver capital of mexico.
Gone are the days when traditional pieces could only be purchased in local kiosks or folklore shops. This colorful and unique warrior head necklace is an example of beautiful silverwork and fine pre columbian style craftsmanship. Sale price 14 44 14 44 16 99 original price 16 99 15 off. Mexican authentic jewelry is very fashionable.
Blue jaguar oaxacan sterling silver extra large gusano earrings with faceted tourmalines. Vintage bracelet sterling silver mexican dulce heart jewelry r51 50 49. Today mexican silver jewelry is everywhere from the paris fashion runways to the red carpets of hollywood. Blue jaguar studio el jardin sterling silver gray pearl oaxacan earrings from mexico.
We hope you enjoy exploring our collection of necklaces earrings rings and other jewelry from our selection of some of the top mexican jewelry artists. Novica presents mexican jewelry from talented artisans and silversmiths in mexico one of the best known jewelry sources of the world. Vintage pgc mexico sterling checkerboard inlay cufflinks mother of pearl onyx. In addition to these gemstones obsidian a black volcanic glass and jade a rich green stone are both commonly found in traditional mexican jewelry.
5 out of 5 stars 4 683 4 683 reviews. Authentic traditional handmade mexican jewels. At taxco 925 much of our own jewelry is inspired by traditional pre columbian and native mexican styles. Mexican artists throughout the years have used jewelry to represent and honor their religions.