The Navajo And Pueblo Silversmiths

The Navajo And Pueblo Silversmiths

Probably no native American handicrafts are more widely admired than Navajo weaving and Navajo and Pueblo silver work. This book contains the first full and authoritative account of the Indian silver jewelry fashioned in the Southwest by the Navajo and the Zuni, Hopi, and other Pueblo peoples. It is written by John Adair, a trained ethnologist who has become a recognized expert on this craft.

â€œA volume conspicuously pleasing in its format and so strikingly handsome in its profuse illustrations as to rivet your attention once it chances to fall open. With the care of a meticulous and thorough scholar, the author has told the story of his several yearsâ€™ investigation of jewelry making among the Southwestern Indians. So richly decorative are the plates he uses for his numerous illustrations showing the jewelry itself, the Indians working at it and the Indians wearing itâ€”that the conscientious narrative is surrounded by an atmosphere of genuinely exciting visual experience.â€â€”The Dallas Times Herald

The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths provides a full history of the craft and the actual names and localities of the pioneer craftsmen who introduced the art of the silversmith to their people. Despite its present high stage of development, with its many subtle and often exquisite designs, the art of working silver is not an ancient one among the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. There are men still living today who remember the very first silversmiths.
Country USA
Manufacturer Normanby Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-11-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Normanby Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-11-06
Format	Kindle eBook

The Navajo And Pueblo Silversmiths

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