Indian-Made Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940

Name: Indian-Made Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940
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ISBN: 9780700618903

ISBN-10: 0700618902

ISBN-13: 9780700618903

Edition: 2008

Authors: Erika Bsumek

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In works of silver and wool, the Navajos have established a unique brand of American craft. And when their artisans were integrated into the American economy during the late nineteenth century, they became part of a complex cultural and economic framework in which their handmade crafts conveyed meanings beyond simple adornment. As Anglo tourists discovered these crafts, the Navajo weavings and jewelry gained appeal from the romanticized notion that their producers were part of a primitive group whose traditions were destined to vanish. Erika Bsumek now explores the complex links between Indian identity and the emergence of tourism in the Southwest to reveal how production, distribution, and…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 10/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English