Laguna Pueblo

Laguna is a Keresan pueblo west of Albuquerque, one of the larger Rio Grande communities. Its jewelers work within the shared Pueblo idiom of silver, turquoise, and inlay, and Laguna is known more broadly for fine beadwork.

That beadwork sits within the centuries-old Rio Grande heishi tradition — shell and stone drilled, strung, and ground against sandstone until each strand falls with uniform weight and a soft, even sheen. Laguna silver, when it appears, favours clean bezel-set turquoise and wearable scale over heavy ornament; the Pueblo eye is trained on proportion and material rather than display.

As with the smaller pueblos, our Laguna selection is modest and curated for authenticity rather than breadth.