Allison Bird-Romero, Paula Baxter

Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry

A Guide to History, People, and Terms

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new guide is the first to explore all facets of Native American jewelry-its history, variety, and quality-in one convenient resource. With coverage beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, this resource includes artists, techniques, materials, motifs, and more. The encyclopedia opens with helpful introductory essay to acquaint the reader with the subject. More than 350 entries and over 80 photos make this new encyclopedia and exceptional value.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 747g
• ISBN-13: 9781573561280
• ISBN-10: 1573561282
• Artikelnr.: 22145268

Autorenporträt

PAULA BAXTER is the curator of the Art & Architecture Collection at the New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Science Library. She has published articles on Native American jewelry in various publications, including American Indian Art Magazine and Antiques Magazine. ALLISON BIRD-ROMERO is a well-known researcher and writer on Native American art and the author of an important book on Southwestern Indian jewelry, The Heart of the Dragonfly.

Inhaltsangabe

Guide to Selected Topics Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Encyclopedia
of Native American Jewelry Appendix 1. Collections and Exhibitions of
Native American Jewelry Appendix 2. A Note on the Wear, Care, and Selection
of Native American Jewelry Bibliography Artist Index Subject Index