The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths (Volume 25) (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) by Adair, John

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University of Oklahoma Press, December 1989. Trade Paperback. Used - Very Good/No Jacket. University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. Fine/No Jacket. Trade paperback with black photographic covers. 220 pp including index.

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Paperback / softback. New. An examination of the craft of silversmithing among the Navaho and Pueblo Indians, based on museum inspections, field work, interviews and a brief apprenticeship to a Navaho silversmith. Adair aims to relate the art to its social framework as well as provide an analysis of the economic aspects.

Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1989. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 244 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

Norman, OK ; London : University of Oklahoma Press, 1989, ©1944, 1989. Fine. 1st paperback printing ; xvii, 220 pp. ; illustrated with black & white photos; map ; plates, portraits ; 24 cm. ; ISBN:0806122153 ; OCLC: 20738643 ; LC: E98.A7; Dewey: 970.67 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "This book is the result of investigations carried out over a period of several years. The principal field work was done during a six month's period in the latter part of 1938...The most interesting thing about Navajo and Pueblo silver is not the aesthetic object separated from its social setting and viewed abstractly in a museum case, nor yet the making of this object, but the sociological significance of the art form in Navajo and Pueblo culture...I have attempted to depict the importance of silversmithing...The first [ part] presents a history of Navajo silver. The second gives an examination of the art of silvermaking at the pueblo of Zuni..."--preface ; includes a list of Navajo words associated with… Read More

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University of Oklahoma Press, 1989-12-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!