Museum of New Mexico Press

       

Turquoise, Water, Sky

Meaning and Beauty in Southwest Native Arts

Maxine E McBrinn, author

In the past, as now, turquoise was valued for its color and beauty but also for its symbolic nature: sky, water, health, protection, and abundance. The book traces historical and contemporary jewelry made by Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Santo Domingo artisans, and continuously inventive ways the stone has been worked.


Trim: 9" x 11"

Pages: 172

Illustrations: 142 plates, 20 illustrations

History

Turquoise

Jewelry

Paperbound with flaps $29.95

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