Native American Jewelry & Art in Farmington, New Mexico
Located at 232 W. Broadway in historic downtown Farmington, Fifth Generation Trading Co. specializes in authentic Native American jewelry and art from throughout the Southwest.
Native American art is the foundation of what we do.
Our Farmington store carries an extensive and constantly changing collection of Native American jewelry, Navajo rugs and weavings, Pueblo pottery, sandpaintings, baskets, sculpture, paintings, and other traditional and contemporary Native-made work.
The Tanner family has been part of the Southwest trading tradition for six generations, dating back to 1872. Today, Farmington remains at the heart of that tradition for our family — a place where we work directly with Native American artists, buy throughout the year, and help create a consistent market for the work they produce.
Native American & Navajo Jewelry in Farmington
Jewelry is at the heart of Fifth Generation Trading Co.
Our Farmington store carries an extensive selection of authentic Native American jewelry handcrafted by artists throughout the Southwest, with a particular connection to Navajo artists from the surrounding region.
Explore turquoise and sterling silver jewelry, cuffs and bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, buckles, squash blossom necklaces, and one-of-a-kind work from both established and emerging Native American artists.
Because we work directly with artists and buy throughout the year, our inventory is constantly changing. Much of what comes through our doors is one of a kind, and our physical store often contains far more than what is currently available online.
If you are looking for a particular artist, turquoise mine, stone, style, or type of jewelry, ask us. Knowing the artists and understanding their work is an important part of what we do.
Navajo Rugs & Weavings
Navajo weaving has been an important part of the Southwest trading tradition for generations and remains a significant part of our collection today.
Fifth Generation Trading Co. carries both contemporary and older Navajo rugs and weavings, ranging from smaller pieces to exceptional collectible textiles.
Our collection represents a variety of weaving traditions, regional styles, patterns, and individual artists.
Whether you are purchasing your first Navajo rug or adding to an established collection, we are happy to help you understand the weaving, design, materials, age, artist when known, and history behind the pieces we represent.
Pueblo Pottery, Sandpaintings & Native American Art
Our collection extends well beyond jewelry and weaving.
Fifth Generation Trading Co. represents Native American artists working across many mediums, including Pueblo and Navajo pottery, Navajo sandpaintings, baskets, paintings, sculpture and carvings, folk art, and other traditional and contemporary Native-made work.
Our location in northwestern New Mexico places us close to many of the artists and communities with whom we work.
That proximity matters.
Artists regularly bring new work through our doors, allowing us to maintain direct relationships, continually discover new pieces, and provide a year-round market for the work they create.
At the Heart of the Four Corners
Farmington has long served as a commercial center for the greater Four Corners region and remains central to our family's work in the Southwest trading tradition today.
Our location in northwestern New Mexico places us near the Navajo Nation and within the broader cultural landscape of the Four Corners, where generations of Native American artists have created jewelry, weaving, pottery, and other art.
For us, Farmington isn't simply another retail location.
It is where much of our day-to-day buying takes place. It is where artists come through the doors with new work, where relationships are maintained, and where much of the Native American jewelry and art that eventually reaches our Park City gallery, online customers, collectors, galleries, and other destinations first enters our collection.
Six Generations in the Southwest Trading Tradition
The Tanner family's connection to the Southwest trading tradition reaches back six generations to 1872.
The trade has changed considerably over that time, but the foundation remains relationships.
Historically, the role of a trader went beyond buying and selling. Traders developed long-term relationships with artists and families, learned the work, provided materials and supplies, and helped create a dependable market for what artists produced.
We continue that tradition today.
From Farmington, we work directly with Native American artists throughout the year — buying, learning their work, and helping connect what they create with collectors and customers across the country.
We consider it a privilege to represent the artists and the work they create.
A Trading Company, Not Just a Gallery
One of the things that makes Fifth Generation and Tanner Trading different is that those direct artist relationships are still active.
Our inventory doesn't simply arrive from distributors or catalogs. Much of it comes directly through relationships with artists.
That means the collection is always changing.
On any given visit, you may find newly made turquoise jewelry, an exceptional Navajo weaving, pottery from a Pueblo artist, a new sandpainting, or work from an artist you haven't encountered before.
It also means not everything makes it onto our website.
If you are searching for a particular Native American artist, jewelry style, rug, pottery, or other type of work, call us or stop in. There is often considerably more to see in Farmington.
Visit Fifth Generation Trading Co. in Farmington
Whether you are a longtime collector, looking for your first piece of Native American art, searching for authentic Navajo or turquoise jewelry, shopping for a Navajo rug, or traveling through the Four Corners, we invite you to visit.
Come in, take your time, and ask questions.
Fifth Generation Trading Co.
232 W. Broadway
Farmington, New Mexico 87401
(505) 326-3211
