Turquoise, Water, Sky: Meaning and Beauty in Southwest Native

Turquoise, Water, Sky: Meaning and Beauty in Southwest Native Arts

This book provides an overview of the uses of turquoise in native arts of the Southwest, beginning with the earliest people who mined and processed the stone for use in jewelry, on decorative objects, and as a powerful element in ceremony. In the past, as now, turquoise was valued for its color and beauty but also for its symbolic nature: sky, water, health, protection, abundance. The book traces historical and contemporary jewelry made by Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Santo Domingo artisans, and the continuously inventive ways the stone has been worked.
Country USA
Brand Museum of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer Museum of New Mexico Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780890136041
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Turquoise, Water, Sky: Meaning and Beauty in Southwest Native Arts