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Southwestern Indian Arts & Crafts

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southwestern indian arts & crafts

an introduction

tom bahti

1964

covering 14 tribes from arizona & 35 tribes from new mexico - this booklet maps the contemporary designs and native american art. Oversized book illustrated and photographed in black & white & color. an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the art of this region.

As with going to the opera, recording are a pail reflection yet help you remember your experience. This book is the next best thing to the real thing. There are colorful pictures depicting many different types of Southwestern Indian Arts and Crafts. It cannot do justice to any one craft but serves as an introduction. Each section on a particular craft shows some of how it is made and the purpose it serves. At the end of each section is a suggestion for further reading.

The double page center shows an outline of Arizona and New Mexico and the contemporary designs from geographic areas. On page 24 is a larger southwest state outline showing the different types of turquoise found and their characteristics. There is also a small section telling that to survive this day and age they are now turning to new materials for their art.

Being a Hillerman fan I tend to gravitate to the Navaho art; however there is a depiction from 35 different tribes.