{"product_id":"9780887402265-indian-silver-jewelry-of-the-southwest","title":"Indian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1868-1930\u003cbr\u003eThis              splendidly illustrated book celebrates the historic silver and turquoise              jewelry of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians.               It presents for the first time over 300 superb objects that are              usually hidden from view in museum storerooms and private collections across              the United States.  Larry Frank              discusses the history of this jewelry from 1868, when the Navajos were              restored to their homeland, to 1930, when tourist demand and mass production              ended the innovative first phase of the craft.  He explores early design sources in              contemporary Spanish, Mexican, and Plains Indian work; describes Navajo tools              and techniques (often used under conditions of extreme hardship); traces the              cultural development of jewelry-making from a past-time to an esteemed              profession; and notes the Pueblo Indians' contribution - the sophisticated              use of turquoise.  Of interest to specialists              will be his reevaluation of the Plains Indian contribution and his dating              sequence, based on close examination of the style and technique of hundreds              of objects.  Indian Silver Jewelry              contains 253 close-up photographs - 52 of them in color - of conchas,              necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles, and other pieces, as              well as rare photographs of Indians wearing jewelry.  The illustrations are grouped by collection              - The Smithsonian Institution, the Field Museum of Natural History, the              Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of New Mexico, the Heard Museum,              the Wheelwright Museum, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Lynn D. Trusdell              Collection, and assorted private collections.               The detailed captions invite the reader to look, compare, and discover              for himself the extraordinary beauty and vitality of Southwest Indian silver              jewelry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943797239905,"sku":"9780887402265","price":24.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30072360.jpg?v=1726671180","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780887402265-indian-silver-jewelry-of-the-southwest","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}