Navajo Spoons: Indian Artistry and the Souvenir Trade, 1880s-1940s: Indian Artistry and the Souvenir Trade, 1880s-1940s

by Cindra Kline

Overview

Profusely illustrated with photographs of over five hundred spoons along with historical images, this book examines the production of silver spoons by Navajo artisans from the 1880s to World War II. The silversmiths brought the highest level of skill and invention to functional teaspoons, servers, and sugar shells, sought after by traders and travelers to the Southwest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780890133910
Publisher:	Museum of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	09/24/2001
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Cindra Kline is a trader in Indian antiques and a public relations and marketing consultant. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.