![]() which will open to the public in November 2010. He is currently a trustee on the board of the "Autry National Center" and "La Plaza De La Cultura" in downtown Los Angeles, CA. He was a prior trustee of the "Millicent Rogers Museum" in Taos, New Mexico and “The Southwest Indian Museum “in Los Angeles, CA. Now He lives in Venice CA, and is designing his Line of jewelry like what you see in his website Also his activities in the cultural community continue. In 2008 He and his wife donated their Mexican collection and a building, to house it in to the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. He and his wife amassed a big collection of Mexican jewelry: Pre Colombian, Colonial,Īnd Contemporary, as well as Southwest art like baskets, kachinas, Pottery, Navajo, Zuni and Hopi rugs and jewelry. Important collectors and Museums were costumers of his during the 25 years of his business. The Kingman mine in northwestern Arizona is one of the largest turquoise mines in the southwest. ![]() His most important Gallery was opened on Montana Ave, in Santa Monica, CA where he specialized in Antiques and Collectibles, carrying Folk Art from Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. Black Arrow Jewelry & Art has offered Native American Made Kingman Turquoise Jewelry since 1996. Yasu Kodera Master of Turquoise Barneys Japan Turquoise Pendant Necklace Turquoise Jewelry Tourquoise Reiki Jewelry Yasu 10 Anniversary Bangles Bling Pendants More information. ![]() He first opened a gallery on Main Street in Santa Monica, CA and then moved to Abbot Kinney Ave. He admired the Indian craftsmanship and technique so much that he was inspired to start a collection of Folk Art. In 1970 He and his Wife Ellen Belber Jimenez took a trip to the Southwest and fell in love with the American Indian Culture. He studied jewelry making and design at the University Community School. He came to the USA in 1967 to study and work. He received a bachelor’s degree in science and art at the University of Benito Juarez in Oaxaca, Mexico. FEDERICO JIMENEZ was born in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1941 in a Mixtec Indian Community.
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