North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0810944464
- ISBN-13
- 9780810944466
- Category
- Design
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-06-01
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Author
- Lois Sherr Dubin
Description
Discusses the traditional adornment of North American Indians, covering the furs of the subarctic, the shells of the woodland tribes, the plateau area beadwork, the Northwest Coast jewelers, and the turquoise of the Southwest.
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- 1999-05
- 608 pages
- Paperback
- Harry N. Abrams
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