Name/Title
Navajo and Pueblo SilversmithsEntry/Object ID
L1971.1.29Description
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. This volume will serve the layman, the ethnologist, and the dealer alike as a guide to proper values in Indian silver jewelry. It also gives an account of the social and economic organization of farmer-craftsman communities, which are unique and confined almost entirely to the hogans and pueblos of the Southwest.
220/Hardbound/Charts/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pueblos, Jewelry, ArtSearch Terms
Ethnology, Native American, NavajoBook Details
Author
Adair, JohnPlace Published
City
NormanState/Province
OklahomaDate Published
1944Call No.
Ethnology ADISBN
0-80610133-4Notes
Copy No.: 1Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent