Navajo and Hopi art in Arizona : continuing traditions /

Arizona's Navajo and Hopi cultures span multiple generations, and their descendants continue to honor customs from thousands of years ago. Contemporary artists like Hopi katsina doll carver Manuel Chavarria and Navajo weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas use traditional crafts and techniques to preser...

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Main Author: Schmitt, Rory O'Neill
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2016.
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Summary:Arizona's Navajo and Hopi cultures span multiple generations, and their descendants continue to honor customs from thousands of years ago. Contemporary artists like Hopi katsina doll carver Manuel Chavarria and Navajo weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas use traditional crafts and techniques to preserve the stories of their ancestors. Meanwhile, emerging mixed-media artists like Melanie Yazzie expand the boundaries of tradition by combining Navajo influences with contemporary culture and styles. Local author Rory Schmitt presents the region's outstanding native artists and their work, studios and inspirations.
Physical Description:188 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-182) and index.
ISBN:9781467117890
1467117897