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Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940 (Cultureamerica)
Erika Bsumek
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Description for Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940 (Cultureamerica)
Paperback. Breaks new ground in exploring the complex link between Indian identity and the emergence of tourism in the Southwest, the layers of meaning that surrounded the branding process of "Indian-Made" goods, and the connections between a consumer-oriented marketplace and the production of race. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
In works of silver and wool, the Navajos have established a unique brand of American craft. And when their artisans were integrated into the American economy during the late nineteenth century, they became part of a complex cultural and economic framework in which their handmade crafts conveyed meanings beyond simple adornment.
As Anglo tourists discovered these crafts, the Navajo weavings and jewelry gained appeal from the romanticised notion that their producers were part of a primitive group whose traditions were destined to vanish. Erika Bsumek now explores the complex links between Indian identity and the emergence ... Read more
In works of silver and wool, the Navajos have established a unique brand of American craft. And when their artisans were integrated into the American economy during the late nineteenth century, they became part of a complex cultural and economic framework in which their handmade crafts conveyed meanings beyond simple adornment.
As Anglo tourists discovered these crafts, the Navajo weavings and jewelry gained appeal from the romanticised notion that their producers were part of a primitive group whose traditions were destined to vanish. Erika Bsumek now explores the complex links between Indian identity and the emergence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700618903
SKU
V9780700618903
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Ref
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About Erika Bsumek
ERIKA MARIE BSUMEK is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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