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Navajo weavers, Navajo silversmiths / by Washington Matthews.

Title: Navajo weavers, Navajo silversmiths / by Washington Matthews.
Author: Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905
Publication: Palmer Lake, Colo. : Filter Press, 1968.

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Lehman, Ellen J., 1944-
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Ethnology. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (with accompanying papers)

Description

vi, 37 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

37 pages, 23 black and white illustrations. In Navajo Silversmiths Dr. Matthews describes the equipment and processes of the Navajos and gives the history of their learning the craft, apparently first learned as brass smithing from Spanish explorers. He continued his study of crafts in Navajo Weaver.

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Wild and woolly West books ; 7.

Uniform Title

Wild and woolly West books 7..

Alternative Title

Navajo silversmiths.

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Note

Facsimile reprint of two articles by Matthews: Navajo silversmiths was published in the Second Report of the Bureau of Ethnology for 1880-1881; and Navajo weavers was published in the Third Report for 1881-1882.

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OCLC

2338223

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