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Navajo Arts and Crafts
Nancy Schiffer
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Description for Navajo Arts and Crafts
Paperback. This book investigates the diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people. This celebration of Navajo art has over 250 color photos and explanations of the crafts, including weaving, pottery, basketry, jewelry, dolls, sandpainting, wood carving, stone sculpture, and fetishes. Num Pages: 64 pages, 256 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 324.
The diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving crafts which all reflect the heritage of Navajo culture. The book presents several hundred all color photographs and explanations of the crafts in sections devoted to weaving, pottery, basketry, jewelry, dolls, sandpainting, wood carving, stone sculpture and fetishes. Overall, this is a celebration of the artistic talents of Navajo craftsmen.
The diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving crafts which all reflect the heritage of Navajo culture. The book presents several hundred all color photographs and explanations of the crafts in sections devoted to weaving, pottery, basketry, jewelry, dolls, sandpainting, wood carving, stone sculpture and fetishes. Overall, this is a celebration of the artistic talents of Navajo craftsmen.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887403200
SKU
V9780887403200
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Nancy Schiffer
Nancy N. Schiffer is an art historian whose interest in jewelry has evolved from studies of porcelain and decorative arts. She has written other books on jewelry and various fields of popular culture. She lives in Pennsylvania.
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