SKYSTONE AND SILVER, The Collector's Book of Southwest Indian Jewelry
Englewood Cliffs: 1976. 258 pages. 82 pages of color photographs of hundreds of pieces of jewelry, 60 b/w photographs--many full-page. Item #11282
The development of the forms, skills, methods, and materials used in the creation of American Indian jewelry and the fine "art" of collecting this jewelry--with the emphasis on the latter--are treated to and intensive examination in this photo-filled volume. The photographs are large and treated to an intensive examination in this photo-filled volume. The photographs are large and they're very good, but the key element in this volume is the text. The writing is excellent, but more importantly, the text delivers: it is aimed at the collector and it provides excellent information on the hows, whys--and pitfalls--of collecting American Indian jewelry.
Price: $225.00