Navajo Arts and Crafts

By Nancy N. Schiffer

Book Overview

The diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving crafts which all reflect the heritage of Navajo culture. The book presents several hundred all color photographs and explanations of the crafts in sections devoted to weaving, pottery, basketry, jewelry, dolls, sandpainting, wood carving, stone sculpture and fetishes. Overall, this is a celebration of the artistic talents of Navajo craftsmen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887403204
• ISBN13: 9780887403200
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"