Indian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest: 1868-1930

This splendidly illustrated ebook celebrates the historic silver and turquoise jewellery of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. It presents for the primary time over 300 excellent objects which might be often hidden from view in museum storerooms and personal collections throughout the US. Larry Frank discusses the historical past of this jewellery from 1868, when the Navajos had been restored to their homeland, to 1930, when vacationer demand and mass manufacturing ended the progressive first section of the craft. He explores early design sources in modern Spanish, Mexican, and Plains Indian work; describes Navajo instruments and strategies (typically used below situations of maximum hardship); traces the cultural improvement of jewelry-making from a past-time to an esteemed occupation; and notes the Pueblo Indians’ contribution – the delicate use of turquoise. Of curiosity to specialists will likely be his reevaluation of the Plains Indian contribution and his courting sequence, primarily based on shut examination of the model and strategy of tons of of objects. Indian Silver Jewellery incorporates 253 close-up images – 52 of them in colour – of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles, and different items, in addition to uncommon images of Indians carrying jewellery. The illustrations are grouped by assortment – The Smithsonian Establishment, the Area Museum of Pure Historical past, 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 Assortment, and various non-public collections. The detailed captions invite the reader to look, examine, and uncover for himself the extraordinary magnificence and vitality of Southwest Indian silver jewellery.
Writer ‏ : ‎ Schiffer; 1st version (January 7, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0887402267
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0887402265
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11 inches