Research Catalog

Title

Glittering world : Navajo jewelry of the Yazzie family / [edited] by Lois Sherr Dubin ; principal photography by Kiyoshi Togashi and Michael S. Waddell.

Publication

Washington, DC ; New York : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 2014.

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Additional Authors

• Dubin, Lois Sherr
• Togashi
• Waddell, Michael S.

Description

272 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"Glittering World tells the remarkable story of Navajo jewelry--from its ancient origins to the present--through the work of the gifted Yazzie family of Arizona. Jewelry has long been an important form of artistic expression for Native peoples in the Southwest; its diversity of design reflects a long history of migrations, trade, and cultural exchange. Exceptional jewelry makers who have been active for nearly eight decades, the Yazzies are strongly rooted in and inspired by these traditions and values. Their works emphasize reciprocity, harmony, balance, and respect for family. As the companion volume to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York exhibit of the same name, this book is richly illustrated with images of these beautifully crafted treasures, bringing to light some of the finest indigenous art being created in the world today. Its informative and lively narrative complements these stunning images to illuminate the fascinating story of continuity, change, and survival embodied by Navajo jewelry"--

Subject

• Yazzie, Lee A., 1946- > Family > Exhibitions
• Navajo Indians > Jewelry > Arizona > Exhibitions
• Navajo artists > Arizona > Exhibitions
• ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Jewelry
• ART / Native American
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

Note

• Catalog of an exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York, opening November 12, 2014.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269) and index.

Contents

Foreword / Kevin Gover -- Preface / Manuelito Wheeler -- Introduction / Lois Sherr Dubin -- Sandpainting, Spanish Bridles, and Trader's Turquoise : Cultural and Historic Influences -- The Yazzie Family : Tradition and Transformation -- Lee A. Yazzie : Sunrise, Sunset -- Raymond C. Yazzie : Singular Perfection -- The Yazzie Sisters : Contemporary Traditional -- Afterword.

Call Number

JFE 16-12812

ISBN

• 9781588344779 (hardback)
• 1588344770 (hardback)

LCCN

2014012231

OCLC

879983274

Title

Glittering world : Navajo jewelry of the Yazzie family / [edited] by Lois Sherr Dubin ; principal photography by Kiyoshi Togashi and Michael S. Waddell.

Publisher

Washington, DC ; New York : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 2014.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269) and index.

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Added Author

Dubin, Lois Sherr, editor.

Togashi, photographer.

Waddell, Michael S., photographer.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-12812