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PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100887402267

ISBN-139780887402265

eBay Product ID (ePID)109239432

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Book TitleIndian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest : 1868-1930

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

TopicJewelry, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Crafts & Hobbies

AuthorLarry Frank

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN89-064086

Dewey Edition20

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal739.27/08997079

SynopsisThis splendidly illustrated book celebrates the historic silver and turquoise jewelry of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. It presents for the first time over 300 superb objects that are usually hidden from view in museum storerooms and private collections across the United States. Larry Frank discusses the history of this jewelry from 1868, when the Navajos were restored to their homeland, to 1930, when tourist demand and mass production ended the innovative first phase of the craft. He explores early design sources in contemporary Spanish, Mexican, and Plains Indian work; describes Navajo tools and techniques (often used under conditions of extreme hardship); traces the cultural development of jewelry-making from a past-time to an esteemed profession; and notes the Pueblo Indians' contribution - the sophisticated use of turquoise. Of interest to specialists will be his reevaluation of the Plains Indian contribution and his dating sequence, based on close examination of the style and technique of hundreds of objects. Indian Silver Jewelry contains 253 close-up photographs - 52 of them in color - of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles, and other pieces, as well as rare photographs of Indians wearing jewelry. The illustrations are grouped by collection - The Smithsonian Institution, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of New Mexico, the Heard Museum, the Wheelwright Museum, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Lynn D. Trusdell Collection, and assorted private collections. The detailed captions invite the reader to look, compare, and discover for himself the extraordinary beauty and vitality of Southwest Indian silver jewelry.

LC Classification NumberE99.N3F82 1990

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by jewelryof92
10 Jun, 2025
Resource for Indian Navajo Silver Jewelry from 1868-1930
Excellent history of the origin of Indian silver jewelry in the southwest about the Navajo people. `I will continue to use this book as a resource to help research and to date and verify early pieces.
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by rcjewelrymt
02 Jul, 2025
Cool vintage book with loads of informat...
Cool vintage book with loads of information. Thanks
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by beefbaron
17 May, 2024
all good. no problems. Thank you
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