Pablita Velarde, the author’s grandmother, adorned in turquoise at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photograph by Joanne Rijmes, 1988. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Neg. No. 189263. From the Santa Fe Living Treasures Collection.

Pablita Velarde, the author’s grandmother, adorned in turquoise at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photograph by Joanne Rijmes, 1988. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Neg. No. 189263. From the Santa Fe Living Treasures Collection.

Pablita Velarde, the author’s grandmother, adorned in turquoise at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photograph by Joanne Rijmes, 1988. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Neg. No. 189263. From the Santa Fe Living Treasures Collection.