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Navajo Beadwork : Architectures of Light by Ellen K. Moore. This book is a history of Navajo beadwork (belts, hatbands, baskets, necklaces, etc.) but has a selection of color photographs. Contents: The Ethnographic Process / Underpinnings : Themes of the Book / Beads in Navajo Life and Oral Tradition : A Continuum from Past to Present / Oral History of...
Published on January 20, 2010 by 2crazy4books2
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Written by the curator of education at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, the book discusses Navajo beading thought and history, examining ideas to the point of exhaustion. I expected far more representations from Navaho artists--many color plates are small fobs and bookmarks for the tourist trade. This is not for beaders who want to expand their knowledge of color or...
Published 15 months ago by Jacalyn Baird
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Navajo Beadwork: Architectures of Light (Hardcover)
Navajo Beadwork : Architectures of Light by Ellen K. Moore.
This book is a history of Navajo beadwork (belts, hatbands, baskets, necklaces, etc.) but has a selection of color photographs. Contents: The Ethnographic Process / Underpinnings : Themes of the Book / Beads in Navajo Life and Oral Tradition : A Continuum from Past to Present / Oral History of Navajo Woven and Stitched Beadwork / Architecture of Light : Tsodizin, Nitsahakees / Bringing the Design to Life : Nahata, Iina. The evolution of the art of Navajo beading explained by traders, and Navajo consultants and beadworkers. Features 23 individual artists. 248 pages, 38 color plates.
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This review is from: Navajo Beadwork: Architectures of Light (Hardcover)
Written by the curator of education at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, the book discusses Navajo beading thought and history, examining ideas to the point of exhaustion. I expected far more representations from Navaho artists--many color plates are small fobs and bookmarks for the tourist trade. This is not for beaders who want to expand their knowledge of color or design elements.
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Navajo Beadwork: Architectures of Light by Ellen K. Moore (Hardcover - October 1, 2003)
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