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# Navajo/Hopi jewelry artist Jesse Monongya
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/craft-in-america/extras/navajohopi-jewelry-artist-jesse-monongya-ddxlat/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T21:02:35.000Z
- Description: Navajo/Hopi jewelry artist Jesse Monongya featured in the JEWELRY episode
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Craft in America, #ZZZ_Show_c673246a-8c90-499d-980f-62d4618ea1b8, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_2111c01d-2755-4986-9ba3-682b3ba56594, #extra

Jesse Monongya is a master Navajo/Hopi jeweler Monongya is best known for his night-sky designs inlaid into a bear shape, which symbolizes strength and power, as well as other forms. His bracelets, necklaces, pendants, bolo ties, and earrings inlaid with Acoma jet, sugilite, coral, turquoise, lapis, and ivory among others are complemented by the dramatic southwestern landscapes that inspired him.