A Southwestern Native American silversmith and lapidary shown at work, holding a shallow display tray filled with polished turquoise and coral cabochons and finished silver pieces. He wears a headband, a long turquoise-and-shell necklace, a red shirt, and a leather work apron over blue trousers.

The figure is captured mid-craft, hands raised as if inspecting or setting a stone. The tray of loose gems and jewelry, the apron, and the traditional dress make him instantly readable as a Pueblo craftsman at a trading post or market stall.

A characterful addition to a Southwestern trading-post, market, or pueblo diorama and a strong period figure for an early-20th-century American railroad layout depicting frontier and reservation life.