Turquoise, Water, Sky - Meaning and Beauty in Southwest Native Arts (Paperback)

This book provides an overview of the uses of turquoise in native arts of the Southwest, beginning with the earliest people who mined and processed the stone for use in jewellery, on decorative objects, and as a powerful element in ceremony. In the past, as now, turquoise was valued for its color and beauty but also for its symbolic nature: sky, water, health, protection, abundance. The book traces historical and contemporary jewellery made by Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Santo Domingo artisans, and the continuously inventive ways the stone has been worked.

General

Imprint:	Museum of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2015
Authors:	Maxine E. McBrinn • Ross E Altshuler
Dimensions:	280 x 230 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-0-89013-604-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Art of indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General
LSN:	0-89013-604-1
Barcode:	9780890136041

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