Jimmy Calabaza "Ca-Win" Santo Domingo Coral, turquoise sterling beaded necklace. 18" necklace, other measurements in pictures. No damage or issues, unmarked tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. 26" long, other weight and measurements in pictures. Collected and well cared for.
Brief Bio Jimmy F. Calabaza, “Ca’Win”, is a registered tribal member of Santo Domingo Pueblo, he is well known for his handmade, ground down smooth and polished turquoise beads, his signature, “Side Box” necklace, as well as, the use of heavy gauge silver in his silversmithing. “Ca’Win” infuses traditional elements of Santo Domingo Puebloan designs in the creation of contemporary master pieces, which are truly a work of art.
Specialization Traditional and contemporary Santo Domingo Jewelry styles, heishi,
Silversmithing and Goldsmithing
Active Pre-1974 –Present Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM
Publications
Bachlet, N. (1997, August). Masters of Indian Market Exhibition Guide: Masters Profile.
The Santa Fe New Mexican, p.10
Cirillo, D. (1992). Southwestern Indian Jewelry. (p. 38, 232). New York, NY: Rizzoli
International Publications, Inc.
---------. (2008). Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions. (p. 98). New
York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
Dobbins, L. (2003, March 14). Jewelry Maker is Featured Artist: Award winner at FH
Indian Market. The Arizona Republic, p.9.
Foxx, J., & Karasik, C. (1993). Turquoise Trail: Native American Jewelry & Culture of
the Southwest. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Indian Market Magazine, (1998). Jimmy Calabaza: Master Santo Domingo Jeweler, p.56
Southwest Museum News. (Oct-Dec. 2002). Jimmy Ca’Win Calabaza. XXI (4)
McCloud, K. (1998, August). Three Artist in One Creates Award-Winning Jewelry. The
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Painter (1998). P. 164
Pueblo’s Along the Rio Grande
Randall, B. (Fall 1995). A Master in the Fields. NeeChee Culture: North American’s
First Nations Arts & Entertainment Magazine, 2(3), 23.
Reich Geschmuckt(2007). Indianischer Schmuch aus Arizona und New Mexico, p. 32-33.
Stadt Zurich, Nordamerika Native Museum.
Reno. (1995) p.26
Roach, C. (Nov. 2003). Jimmy Calabaza Rocks. Santa Fean, 12.
Schaaf, G. (2003, Sept./Oct.). Sacred Stones: A Buyer’s Guide to American Indian
Turquoise Jewelry. Native Peoples, XVI (6), 28-35.
---------. (2003). American Indian Series: Volume 5, American Indian Jewelry I. (1 Ed., p.
101). Santa Fe, NM: CIAC Press.
---------. (2012). American Indian Series: Volume 8, American Indian Jewelry II. (1 Ed.,
p. 124). Santa Fe, NM: CIAC Press.
Schieffer, N. (2009). Masters of Contemporary Indian Jewelry. (pp. 49-52). Atglen, PA:
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Tucker, T. (1998). Pueblo Artist: Portraits. (Plate 107). Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New
Mexico Press.
Wright. (2000). 265
Galleries
Canyon Co. Chicago, IL
Dream Catchers Ocean City, IL
Gerald Peters Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Heard Museum Shop Phoenix, AZ
Indianerschmuck Frieburg, Germany
Indianica Montreal, Quebec Canada
Kokopelli New York, NY
National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institute Washington, DC
Navarro Gallery Sedona, AZ
North American Indian Museum Zurich, Switzerland
The Crows Nest Indiana
The Turquoise Door Austin, TX
Thunder Eagle Native Art Williams, AZ
Awards
Casa Grande O’odama Tash Casa Grande, AZ
· 1990 : 1st and 3rd place
Cherokee Indian Art Market Cherokee, NC
· 2011: 2nd place
· 2009: 1st place
· 2007: 1st and 2nd place
Crazy Horse Mt. Memorial Black Hills, SD
· 1993: 3rd place
Festival of the Arts Houston, TX
· 1988: 1st place
Fountain Hills Indian Market: SW Native American Production (SNAP) Phoenix, AZ
· 2004: Best of Category
Indian Arts & Crafts Association (IACA) Albuquerque, NM
· 2010: 1st place
Indian Nation Rendezvous & Trade Fair Denver, Co
· 1991: 1st place
Inter-tribal Market Place: Southwest Museum Pasadena, CA
· 2001: Best of Jewelry in Non-Metal Category
· 2000: Best of Jewelry in Non-Metal Category
Native American Artist Invitational (NAAI) Fountain Hills, AZ
· 2002: Best of Category
· 1998: 2nd place
Original American Indian & Western Relic Show Pasadena, CA
· 1998: Best of Show
Powhatan Renape Nation: Juried Indian Art Festival Rankokas, NJ
· 2005: 2nd place
· 2002: 3rd place
· 1999: 1st and 3rd place
Red Earth Oklahoma City, OK
· 1994: 1st place
· 1993: 2nd place
Southwest Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA) Santa Fe, NM
· 2000: 3rd place
· 1999: 1st place
· 1996: 3rd place and Honorable Mention
· 1995: 3rd place
· 1994: 2nd and 3rd place
· 1993: 1st and 2nd place
· 1992: 3rd place in Category IG-510
3rd place in Category IF-604
3rd place in Category IF-605
· 1990: 3rd place
· 1989:3rd place
· 1988: 1st place
· 1985: 1st place
· 1984: 1st and 3rd place
Schmitezun Ledyard, CT
· 2007: 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention
· 2006: 1st place in Traditional Category
1st place in Contemporary Category
3rd place
Judges Choice
Honorable Mention
· 2005: 2nd and 3rd place
· 2004: 2nd and 3rd place
· 2002: 1st place in Traditional Category
1st place in Contemporary Category
2nd place
· 2001: 1st place and Honorable Mention
· 1999: 2nd and 3rd place
· 1997: 2nd place
· 1996: 1st place in Traditional Category
2nd in All Stone Category
3rd in Contemporary Metal Category
Southern Plain Rendezevous Anadarko, OK
· 1984: 2nd and 3rd place
Southwest Indian Art Fair: Arizona State Museum, UofA Tucson, AZ
· 2002: Judges Choice
Tribal Reflections Houston, TX
· 1995: Governor’s Award
8 Northern Pueblo Arts & Crafts Show San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM
· 1990: 1st place
