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Hello! I'm hoping for some help with identifying any of this jewelry if possible.

I'm white and live in the mid-east US. My grandmother's sister and her husband lived in New Mexico and ran a shop sometime between the 50s-90s where they would trade with a local tribe and also sell their jewelry in their store (or so the family legend goes), and she would gift my grandmother and dad jewelry. My grandparents passed when I was young, and my father was on medication which altered his memory for many years before taking his own life a few years back, so I unfortunately don't have much other information than that. My grandmother also was addicted to QVC shopping, and passed that shopping addiction to my dad, though he instead frequented flea markets, so there most likely is a mix from other locations, as well as inauthentic pieces.

I inherited a large amount of it (as shown), much of which I can tell are real materials and handmade. It's beautiful and I can appreciate it for the art that it is, but I dress more on the goth/alternative side of fashion, so it doesn't get worn. I hate the thought that so much handmade art created with time, care, and love is just sitting in a jewelry box, going unseen and unappreciated. But I also don't want to do something like list these on eBay or take them to a pawn shop, as that feels wrong and disrespectful to the artist and native communities at large.

I plan to keep a few pieces I feel that I will realistically wear and be able to style, but it feels wrong and excessive to hoard all of this when it's not being loved like it deserves to be. I want these to go somewhere they'll be appreciated, so I'd like to identify what I can first to help in that process.

Any help is appreciated, and I've numbered everything based on the categories of rings, bracelets, misc, and necklaces for ease. Thank you for your time if you read this far!

Also, please excuse the fur in the pics, I have 6 cats and my lint roller ran out :')

Hello! If a post like this isn't allowed, please let me know and I'll delete. I tried browsing this and other indigenous related subs for an answer and couldn't really find a general consensus, so I thought I should ask.

I'm white and live in the mid-east US. My grandmother's sister and her husband lived in New Mexico and ran a shop sometime between the 50s-90s where they would trade with a local tribe and also sell their jewelry in their store (or so the family legend goes), and she would gift my grandmother and dad jewelry. My grandparents passed when I was young, and my father was on medication which altered his memory for many years before taking his own life a few years back, so I unfortunately don't have much other information than that. My grandmother also was addicted to QVC shopping, and passed that shopping addiction to my dad, though he instead frequented flea markets, so there most likely is a mix from other locations, as well as inauthentic pieces.

I inherited a large amount of it (as shown), much of which I can tell are real materials and handmade. It's beautiful and I can appreciate it for the art that it is, but I dress more on the goth/alternative side of fashion, so it doesn't get worn. I hate the thought that so much handmade art created with time, care, and love is just sitting in a jewelry box, going unseen and unappreciated. But I also don't want to do something like list these on eBay or take them to a pawn shop, as that feels wrong and disrespectful to the artist and native communities at large.

I don't expect anyone here to be able to identify singular artists on sight or by initial, give price estimates, or anything like that, but I'm kind of at a loss on how to move forward. I want these to go somewhere they'll be appreciated, but I don't know how to get them there. I browsed around on the native jewelry sub, and while that currently seems like my best option, nearly every post I saw on there with skin showing was also a white person, and it feels strange for me to ask other white people for advice on this first.

Any help is appreciated, and, again, I'll delete this post if it's in any way offensive or not wanted in this sub. Thank you for your time if you read this far!

Also, please excuse the fur in the pics, I have 6 cats and my lint roller ran out :')

Edit: Just to note, the bottom left ring wouldn't stand on its own, so it's being balanced on a hairtie. When I looked back at the pic, it looked a little misleading, but it does have a fully silver band and the plastic is not attached