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Glittering world : Navajo jewelry of the Yazzie family

Title
Glittering world : Navajo jewelry of the Yazzie family / [edited] by Lois Sherr Dubin.
Publication
Washington, DC : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 2014.

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Dubin, Lois Sherr.
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"--
Subjects
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York, opening November 12, 2014.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 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.
ISBN
  • 9781588344779
  • 1588344770
LCCN
2014012231
OCLC
  • ocn879983274
  • 879983274
  • SCSB-5784810
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries