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MALLS & SHOPPING CENTERS
Plaza Palomino Built in the style of a Spanish hacienda with a courtyard and foun-
tains, this little shopping center is home to some of Tucson's most interesting specialty
shops, as well as galleries and restaurants. There's a farmers' market here on Saturday
mornings. Southeast corner of North Swan and Fort Lowell rds. & 520/320-6344. www.plaza
palomino.com.
St. Philip's Plaza This upscale Southwestern-style shopping center contains a couple
of good restaurants, a beauty salon/day spa, and numerous shops and galleries. On Sat-
urday and Sunday mornings, there is a farmers' market. Makes a great one-stop Tucson
shopping outing. 4280 N. Campbell Ave. (at River Rd.). & 520/529-2775. www.stphilipsplaza.
com.

NATIVE AMERICAN ART, CRAFTS & JEWELRY
Bahti Indian Arts Family owned for more than 50 years, this store sells exquisitely
made Native American crafts—jewelry, baskets, sculpture, paintings, books, weavings,
kachina dolls, Zuni fetishes, and much more. At St. Philip's Plaza, 4330 N. Campbell Ave.,
Ste. 73. & 520/577-0290. www.bahti.com.
Gallery West Located right below Anthony's in the Catalinas restaurant, this tiny
shop specializes in very expensive Native American artifacts (mostly pre-1940s) such as
New Mexico Pueblo pots, Apache and Pima baskets, 19th-century Plains Indian bead-
work, Navajo weavings, and kachinas. There is also plenty of both contemporary and
vintage jewelry. 6420 N. Campbell Ave. (at Skyline Dr.). & 520/529-7002. www.indianartwest.
com.
Medicine Man Gallery/Mark Sublette Modern This shop has the best and big-
gest selection of old Navajo rugs in the city, and perhaps even in the entire state. There
are also Mexican and other Hispanic textiles, Acoma pottery, basketry, and other Indian
crafts, as well as artwork by cowboy artists. At Santa Fe Square, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd.,
Ste. 16. & 800/422-9382 or 520/722-7798. www.medicinemangallery.com.
Morning Star Traders With hardwood floors and a museumlike atmo-
sphere, this store features Native American crafts of the highest quality, including antique
Navajo rugs, kachinas, furniture, and a huge selection of old Native American jewelry.
This just may be the best store of its type in the entire state. An adjoining shop, Morning
Star Antiques, carries an impressive selection of antique furniture (see “Antiques & Col-
lectibles,” above). 2020 E. Speedway Blvd. & 520/881-2112. www.morningstartraders.com.
Silverbell Trading Not your run-of-the-mill crafts store, Silverbell specializes in
regional Native American artwork, such as baskets and pottery, and carries unique pieces
that the shop owner handpicks. Items such as stone Navajo corn maidens, Zuni fetishes,
and figures carved from sandstone are among the highlights. At Casas Adobes Plaza, 7119
N. Oracle Rd. & 520/797-6852. www.silverbelltrader.com.
WESTERN WEAR
Arizona Hatters Arizona Hatters carries the best names in cowboy hats, from
Stetson to Bailey to Resistol, and the shop specializes in custom-fitting hats to the cus-
tomer's head and face. 2790 N. Campbell Ave. & 520/292-1320 .
Boot Barn If you want to put together your Western-wear ensemble under one roof,
this is the place. It's the largest such store in Tucson and can outfit you and your kids in

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