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The Navajo and Pueblo silversmiths / John Adair.

Adair, John, 1913- (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0806101334
  • ISBN: 9780806101330
  • Physical Description: 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 10th printing.
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1975, c1944.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
History of Navajo silver: from its origin to 1880 -- History of Navajo silver: from 1880 to the present -- The development of design -- The modern craftsman -- Silver in Navajo culture -- Economics of the craft -- History of Zuni silver -- The Zuni silversmith of today -- Design of Zuni silver -- Economics of the craft -- Silver of the other Pueblos: a survey -- Important dates in the history of Southwestern silver -- Silversmiths -- A note on standards and qualities of Indian jewelry -- Additional material on the economics of silver -- Vocabulary of Navajo words pertaining to silver.
Subject:
Navajo silverwork.
Navajo Indians > Silverwork.
Pueblo indians > Silverwork..
Silverwork.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 99 .S55 A33 1944 2243349 Stacks Available -