Southwestern Indian Arts & Crafts

By Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti

Book Overview

Come to know painting, silverwork, turqiouse, bead-work, pottery, baskets, Navajo sandpainting, fetishes, Hopi katsinas, and Navajo rugs. This 9" x 12" book is overflowing with beautiful photos and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887140955
• ISBN13: 9780887140952
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: KC Publications, Inc.
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A good supplement for Hillerman novels.

As with going to the opera, the recording is a pale reflection yet helps you remember your experience. This book is the next best thing to the real thing. Colorful pictures depict many different types of Southwestern Indian Arts and Crafts. It cannot do justice to anyone's craft but serves as an introduction. Each section on a particular craft shows some of how it is made and the purpose it serves. At the end of each section is a suggestion for further reading. The double-page center shows an outline of Arizona and New Mexico and the contemporary designs from geographic areas. On page 24 is a larger southwest state outline showing the different types of turquoise found and their characteristics. There is also a small section saying that to survive in this day and age, they are now turning to new materials for their art. Being a Hillerman fan, I tend to gravitate to Navajo art; however, there is a depiction from 35 different tribes.