A Guide to Indian Jewelry of the Southwest
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Book Overview
This best-selling guide to collectible Indian crafts features bright, clear photographs of work by Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Santo Domingo artists. Brief text details the meticulous tasks these artists... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:158369000X
ISBN13:9781583690000
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Treasure Chest Books
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.10 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Indian Jewelry
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Was purchased as a gift for a friend with a new interest in Native American jewelry. This book provided clear, well organized information about styles, discriminating 'fake' from 'real' and history. I think it will help my friend as she shops for Indian Jewelry in the Southwest.
Southwest Indian Jewelry Guide Review
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is a great book for someone becoming acquainted with jewelry of the Southwest. The book contains background information about the region and the distinction between the Hopi,Zuni,and Navajo jewelry, as well as some other silver-smithing techniques used by the Indians
Tiny size - lots of info
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This tiny 46-page book is big on information. In it, you'll learn to recognize tribal jewelry styles and techniques. Although the first native American to learn silversmithing is not known, it appears to have begun among the Navajo in the 1850s, then was passed to the Zuni and Hopi. When the railroads opened the Wild West, silverwork began to respond not just to the tastes of the silversmiths themselves, but to the travelers looking for a souvenir of their encounter with the exotic Southwest inhabitants. The Navajo developed their style of setting large stones into cast, hammered, and stamped silver. The Zuni made clusterwork their forte, setting small turquoise stones in silver, called petitpoint and needlepoint. You'll learn the differences among mosaic, channel, and overlay inlays, about Pueblo fetish, and Santo Domingo heishi. The book shows both old and modern jewelry styles and is pocket-sized for easy reference when shopping.
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