book chapter

The Navajo and Pueblo silversmiths

University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1944 • Pages: xvii, 220

By: Adair, John.

Abstract

As Clyde Kluckhohn points out in his introduction, this book will be of interest to both the specialist scholar and the 'layman of broad interests.' The author spent two years studying Navajo and Pueblo silver work, both in the museums and private collections and on the reservations. He was an anthropologist whose attention was given not only to the history and technology of the art, but also to the economic role played by the industry in the life of the tribe and the personal role played by the art in the life of the smith himself. In the course of the latter, Adair covers the means by which a smith learns his craft, the people to whom he sells his work, and the aesthetic standards of the ethnic group. For the purposes of the Navajo file, the material relating purely to the Pueblo silver-work craft has been omitted, except in cases where references or comparisons are made to that of the Navajo.

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Katchen S. Coley ; 1951

Field Date

1938

Coverage Date

ca. 1850-1940

Coverage Place

Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, United States

Notes

[by] John Adair

Glossary of Navajo terms connected with the silver-work craft is indexed for subject 104. The 'Tom' referred to in the text is Tom Burnsides, data on whom is indexed for subject 115

This document consists of excerpts

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216)

LCCN

44007567

LCSH

Navajo Indians