INDIAN SILVER JEWELRY OF THE SOUTHWEST, 1868-1930 (2nd Edition)

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1990. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. William J. Salman (Photographer). BRAND NEW COPY. 2nd Edition. History of Navajo silver and turquoise jewelry illustrated with 253 close-up photographs (52 in color), augmented by detailed captions. 213 pgs. Volume covers 1868 through 1930. Drawing on contemporary Spanish, Mexican, and Plains Indian records, the author describes Navajo tools & techniques as the art of jewelry-making evoloved from a past-time to an esteemed profession, as well the sophisticated Pueblo Indian use of turquoise. This extraordinary presentation of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles, and other pieces, 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 private holdings.