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Navajo And Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945.


Navajo And Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945

Robert Bauver

Rio Grande Rio Grande, city, Brazil
Rio Grande (rē` grän`dĭ), city (1991 pop.
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925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107

189068970X $27.95 www.nmsantos.com

Also available in a hard cover edition (1890689490, $39.95), Navajo And Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945: Collected By Robert V. Gallegos by Robert Bauver (a dedicated collector, expert and scholar of Southwestern jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion.

The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring.
 for more than thirty years) is a photographic and descriptive showcase presented especially for collectors and aficionados of Navajo and Pueblo jewelry. Full-color photographs and extensive text entries for over 300 pairs of earrings allow the reader to experience the masterwork mas·ter·work  
n.
See masterpiece.
 and subtlety sub·tle·ty  
n. pl. sub·tle·ties
1. The quality or state of being subtle.

2. Something subtle, especially a nicety of thought or a fine distinction.
 in Navajo and Pueblo creations as surely as if seeing them in person. A brief introduction and history of Navajo and Pueblo earrings rounds out this respectful collection.
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