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Treasures of the Navajo [Paperback]

Northland Editors (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | Series: Treasures

Each book showcases nearly six hundred items, from classics to modern innovations, from the affordable to the rare. The texts outline the histories of the tribes and their arts, describe how the artists make their wares, and give you tips on what new collectors should look for.

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Product Details

Paperback: 124 pages
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing Llc (May 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0873586735
ISBN-13: 978-0873586733
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,213,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
IN 1850 A Navajo medicine man, Atsidi Sani, became the first Navajo to make silver jewelry. Read the first page

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oxblood coral, wedding basket, concha belt, squash blossom necklace, turquoise stone, spirit line, artist unknown

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Indian Arts, New Mexico, Mother Earth, Wide Ruins, Courtesy of Tanner, Teec Nos Pos, Two Grey Hills, Yei-bi-chai Dancers, Chief Blanket, Harrison Begay, Hump-backed Yeis, Julian Arviso, Native American, Storm Pattern, Tree of Life, New Lands, Beatien Yazz, Bruce Watchman, China Mountain, Dorothy Dunn, Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Jimmy Toddy, Maggie Betsie, Miss Dunn, Royal Web Gemstone

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This book cites 36 books:

American Indian Art by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Indian Baskets (Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh in Back Matter
Indian Baskets of the Southwest by Clara Lee Tanner in Back Matter
Indian Basketry by George Wharton James in Back Matter
The Four Seasons by Mary Alice Monroe on page 52

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