This collection of 146 stunning colorplates shows turquoise in the context in which it is worn and used today. Images depict Native American rituals, daily life, pow-wows, rodeas, portraits, and the landscape and ruins of the Southwest, as well as some of the finest pieces made in the last 50 years.
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This collection of 146 stunning colorplates shows turquoise in the context in which it is worn and used today. Images depict Native American rituals, daily life, pow-wows, rodeas, portraits, and the landscape and ruins of the Southwest, as well as some of the finest pieces made in the last 50 years.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN: 0810938693 Pages: 215 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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VG/Good (Boards are lightly edgeworn; DJ has mild soiling, foxing and edgewear; interior is super clean; binding is solid. ) Black cloth boards with silver illustration and lettering; colorful photo-illustrated DJ with light grey lettering; 215 pp.; richly illustrated. "Carol Karasik's text, a narrative journey that crosses time and space, describes the landscape of the ancient turquoise trade routes and affirms the inextinguishable vitality of ancient traditions. By tracing the routes of the sacred stone between ancient Mexican civilizations and what is now the American Southwest, she reveals a pathway to the understanding of the interrelations among pre-Columbian peoples. She draws fascinating parallels in myth, religion, and ceremony between the Pueblos and the Mesoamericans, pointing out the many shared graphic images found on jewelry, pots, and other artifacts throughout the Americas."--WorldCat.