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88 JEWELRY: CONTEMPORA RY • NATIVE AMERICAN

Collecting Men’s Belt Buckles. Joseph V. Saitta. United in Beauty: The Jewelry and Collec- Hopi Bird and Sun Face in Zuni Men’s belt buckles from the nineteenth and twentieth tors of Linda MacNeil. Foreword by Helen Jewelry. Toshio Sei. Delve into the centuries are presented in 455 color photographs and W. Drutt English. Essay by Suzanne Ramljak. origins and interpretations of Sun Face engaging text. Military, police, fi re service, western, Nearly 200 and are and Thunderbird/Hopi Bird designs. youth group, and multi-function buckles (some contain- shown with matching , in an exquisite This thorough study establishes the ing cigarette lighters, knives, and guns) are included. exploration of artist Linda MacNeil’s celebrated identities of 33 Zuni artists and their Current market values are provided. works in hand-fashioned gems and met- Sun face and Thunderbird/Hopi Bird Size: 6" x 9" • 455 color photos alwork. Helen W. Drutt English, collector and designs from the 1940s through the Price Guide • 160 pp. gallery owner, introduces readers to MacNeil’s 1960s. Over 190 color photos display ISBN: 0-7643-1296-0 • soft cover • $19.95 role in the current craft movement. the artwork and subtle variations indicative of each master’s distinctive style. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 200+ color photos • 208 pp. Size: 9" x 6" • 195 color photos • Price Guide • 144 pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1712-1 • hard cover • $59.95 ISBN: 978-0-7643-3882-3 • hard cover • $24.99

Fashion Buckles: Common to Classic. Behind the : A Closer Look at Knifewing & Rainbow Man in Gerald McGrath & Janet Meana. A complete Backs, Catches, and Pin Stems. Lorena Zuni Jewelry. Toshio Sei. This orig- look at women’s buckles with over a Angulo. The focus of this book is on the side of inal book delves into the origins and thousand color photos. Belt buckles and clasps, the brooch we usually don’t notice: the reverse. contemporary interpretations of the shoe buckles, and rare and unusual pieces are Clever brooch makers adorn backs with items Knifewing god in Zuni mythology and displayed in glass, metal, , and natural meant to complement the front. The backside the sacred being Rainbow Man from materials. Each has a complete description, may even have a unique, intricate design all its ancient Zuni traditions. Twenty-eight including size and current value. own. When you fl ip a brooch over in your hand, mid-20th century and current jewelers Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 1069 color photos • Value fi nd a surprise message or a hidden pattern. are featured, who made pins, , Guide/Index • 184 pp. Size: 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" • 604 color photos • 136 pp. bolo ties and other ornaments. ISBN: 0-7643-0215-9 • soft cover • $29.95 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4559-3 • hard cover • $34.99 Size: 9" x 6" • 187 color photos • Price Guide/Index • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3548-8 • hard cover • $24.99 JEWELRY: NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY: CONTEMPORARY Figural Designs in Zuni Jewelry. Art Jewelry Today: Europe. Catherine Hopi , Hopi : 12 Contemporary Toshio Sei. In the author’s fourth book Mallette. Hundreds of color photos Jewelers. Zena Pearlstone. Well-known Hopi on Native American jewelry, read biogra- reveal the wearable artwork created artists, whose work is the subject of this book, phies of Zuni jewelry-making individuals by today's top art jewelers of Europe, have incorporated gold, , , and and families who have created many including one-of-a-kind necklaces, rare into a jewelry tradition previously successful motifs taken from the animal , bracelets, rings, and earrings identifi ed predominantly with silver, while ex- kingdom, including horses and cows, in gold, silver, mixed metals, glass, panding the range of designs to include narrative butterfl ies and dragonfl ies, deer and enamel work, found objects, and more. and ceremonial representations. antelope, birds of all shapes and sizes, Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 200 photos • 256 pp. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 194 color & b/w and humans, using silver and mosaic inlay pins, bracelets, bolo ties, and ISBN: 978-0-7643-4678-1 photos • 144 pp. other ornaments. Size: 9" x 6" • 285 color photos • Price guide • 152 pp. hard cover • $50.00 ISBN: 978-7643-4683-5 • hard cover • $34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4558-6 • hard cover • $24.99

Art Jewelry Today. Dona Z. Meilach. Masters of Contemporary Indian Non-Figural Designs in Zuni Jew- A beautiful look at art jewelry by today’s Jewelry. Nancy N. Schiffer. Over 50 elry. Toshio Sei. Delve into the origins top art jewelers, whose work is often living jewelry masters of Native American and contemporary interpretations of shown in art galleries and museums. heritage are featured in this lavish new various styles of non-fi gural Zuni jewelry Contemporary designs in gold, silver, book. Tufa , stone cutting, en- designs, including nugget work, cluster mixed metals, found objects, glass, graving, metalsmithing are evident in this work, petit point, needle point, snake enamel work, and imaginative jewelry book. See new jewelry designs as well eye, and channel work. This ground- pieces that go beyond tradition. as sculpture that ranks as . breaking study establishes the identities Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 550 color photos Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 448 color photos of many Zuni Artists from the 1940s, Index • 256 pp. Index • 256 pp. • '50s, and '60s, and showcases their turquoise and pins, bracelets, bolo ISBN: 978-0-7643-1766-0 • hard cover • $50.00 ISBN: 978-7643-3245-6 • hard cover • $50.00 ties, and other ornaments. Size: 9" x 6" • 341 color photos • 160 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4727-6 • hard cover • $24.99

Art Jewelry Today 2. Jeffrey B. Snyder. Evolving Southwest Indian Jewelry. Nancy N. Southwest Silver Jewelry. Paula A. Baxter. Wearable artwork produced by today’s Schiffer. A classic study of Southwest Native American The fi rst century of Navajo and Pueblo metal top art jewelers, including one-of-a-kind jewelry documenting the fascinating story of evolving jewelry-making in the American Southwest. necklaces, brooches, bracelets, rings, and designs and techniques from early traders and artists Beginning in the late 1860s, the region’s native earrings in gold, silver, mixed metals, glass, up to the present. Over 500 color photos of silver, peoples learned and united it with enamel work, found objects, and more. Here turquoise, shell, and gold jewelry, including Navajo, a tradition of beads and ornaments made from is sculpture made small and designed to Zuni, Hopi, and Pueblo belts, buckles, bracelets, turquoise and other natural materials. The appeal adorn the body and draw the eye, created necklaces, mens jewelry, earrings, and pins from of this jewelry continued into the mid-1900s, by artists from around the world . the late 19th century to the present. and by the 1950s and 1960s masters created Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 628 color photos Size: 9" x 12" • 600 color photos a legacy of fi ne art jewelry that is prized today. Index • 256 pp. Price Guide/Index • 256 pp. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 318 photos • 212 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3065-0 • hard cover • $50.00 ISBN: 0-7643-1723-7 •hard cover • $59.95 ISBN: 978-0-7643-1244-1 • hard cover • $49.99

Art Jewelry Today 3. Jeffrey B. Snyder. Indian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest: Turquoise Jewelry. Revised 4th Edition. Hundreds of vibrant color photographs 1868-1930. Larry Frank with Millard J. Holbrook Nancy Schiffer. This book displays a wide va- display these one-of-a-kind works of art, II. This splendidly illustrated volume celebrates riety of Southwest Indian-made jewelry with including necklaces, brooches, bracelets, the historic silver and turquoise jewelry of the many different colors and types of turquoise, rings, and earrings in gold, silver, mixed Navajo and Pueblo Indians. A classic, it presents presented according to origin and dating from metals, glass, and enamels, with found over 300 superb objects that are usually hidden over a hundred years ago up to the present objects and innovative designs. In a from view in museum storerooms and private with innovative designs. Men’s and women’s departure from the previous volumes collections across the U.S. 253 close-up photos jewelry is included in belts, bracelets, bolo ties, in this series, the artists are arranged of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, bridles, necklaces, and many other beautiful pieces. alphabetically. and other pieces. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 253 photos Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 100s of color photos • 64 pp. Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 613 color photos • 256 pp. Index • 224 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2843-5 • soft cover • $9.95 ISBN: 978-0-7643-3883-0 • hard cover • $50.00 • Schiffer LTD. ISBN: 978-0-88740-226-5 • soft cover • $24.99

Art Jewelry Today 4 . Sandra Korinchak. Kachinas and Ceremonial Dancers Turquoise: Mines, Mineral, & Wearable More than 70 of the world's top jewelry in Zuni Jewelry. Toshio Sei. This book Art. Mark P. Block. Over 390 color photos show artists share today's masterpieces of the identifi es Zuni jewelry artists and their turquoise in its natural state, cut, polished, and genre, along with insights about their Kachina and Ceremonial Dancer designs set into silver and gold jewelry. The turquoise studio processes. These body-adorn- from the 1940s through the 1960s. presented spans mines from New Mexico to ing sculptures include necklaces, rings, Pins, bracelets, bolo ties, and more Nevada, China to Iran. Examples shown by brooches, and more surprising pieces, appear in 240 color photos, revealing native artists helped make turquoise popular in creating a valuable guide to current trends variations that indicate each master's America. The text discusses the , its in art jewelry design for buyers, jewelry distinctive style. Included are designs by values, and many mines that produced turquoise. enthusiasts, collectors, and artists alike. John Lucio,Anna Rita & Lambert Homer, Jr., and Robert Cachini, Sr. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 394 color & 1 b/w photos Size: 11" x 8 1/2" • 400 color photos • 256 pp. Size: 9" x 6" • 240 color photos • 144 pp. Price Guide/Index • 160 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5024-5 • hard cover • $50.00 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4167-0 • hard cover • $24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-2642-4 • soft cover • $29.95