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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Adair, John, 1913-
Title:
The Navajo and Pueblo silversmiths
Published By: Original publisher
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 1944. xvii, 220 p.
[incomplete] ill., map
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
[by] John Adair
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2004. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Navajo (NT13)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Comparative evidence (171);
History (175);
Acculturation and culture contact (177);
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs (276);
Ornament (301);
Jewelry manufacture (306);
Smiths and their crafts (326);
Special tools (413);
Incorporeal property (424);
Borrowing and lending (426);
Price and value (435);
Exchange transactions (437);
Retail marketing (443);
Division of labor by gender (462);
Animal transport (492);
Decorative art (531);
Accumulation of wealth (556);
Magical and mental therapy (755);
Purification and atonement (783);
Revelation and divination (787);
Independence training (866);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
90
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
nt13-090
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Component part(s), monograph
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
This document consists of excerpts Includes
bibliographical references (p. 213-216) 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
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1938
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data
Ethnologist-5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
ca. 1850-1940
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico,
United States
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians
