Field Guide to Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts [SOLD]

Field Guide to Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts

By Susanne Page and Jake Page

Publisher: Random House, New York

Soft cover, first edition, 1998. 230 pages, illustrated with 210 color and 50 black-and-white photographs.

What to Expect in this Book

- Clear and compelling explanations of centuries-old techniques

- The featured work of more than two hundred leading Southwest Indian artisans

- Information on visiting the reservations

- Cultural histories of more than thirty tribes, including the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni and other Pueblos

- How to spot the unmistakable signs of excellence in an object

- How to judge the quality of turquoise

- How to determine the value of a Navajo rug by its weave, design, color changes, and artist

- What questions you should ask (and the answers you should hear) before you buy Indian arts and crafts

- How to identify imitations and fakes