The Wood Carvers of Córdova, New Mexico: Social Dimensions of an Artistic "revival"
- ISBN-10
- 0826311253
- ISBN-13
- 9780826311252
- Category
- Art / General
- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Author
- Charles L. Briggs
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