Bought this book on eBay. It’s a good one. Copyright 2003, 253 pages, loaded with photos, and it features a great looking sandcast buckle. 
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What a great find @TAH! I have several Schiffer jewelry books but, I’ve never seen this one before. I’ll be searching for & ordering this one. Thx for sharing.
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I have this one, very interesting and useful.
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Little secret, but don’t tell anyone. If you don’t want to invest in a physical copy, you can view the entire book at the link below. You will need to set up an account, but it’s free and worth the effort to have access to the rest of the website.
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I’m gonna have to check and see if that cuff and ring are Anthony Lovato; they remind me of my new cuff.
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The deed is done! I just ordered the “Evolving Southwest Indian Jewelry” book. 2 new turquoise books on their way to me, yay!
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@Ziacat: They are all by Anthony!…several more of his pieces throughout the book. You’ll have fun!
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Just because ya’all need another good book. It’s one of those Ooh, Ahhh books.
Ok, since I’m unable to post more than 3 reply’s in a row (why???) this is added week or so later:
Just went through this ongoing thread again and found a few books I can’t live without😬. And while looking online I found this new(to me) book by Paula Baxter. I remember speaking with her and something about a new book acouple years ago…this must be it! Has anyone purchased it? If not, guess I’ll be the first?
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Here are my latest additions to my NA jewelry books library. Both of these books were recently mentioned on the forum.
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Yes, I have the latest Baxter (as well as the Turq Water Sky one) and I think some other forum members might. Fabulous book, probably the best of her output, with their typically great photography and helpful new content. A few items are no longer in the collections shown (that is, now in others’ collections), but that happens when a project takes place over several years. Highly recommend.
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Thanks for the info. @chicfarmer, I’m anxious to get it this next week!
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As times become even more digital, and native American jewelry books are hard to get abroad, I can recommend those two really great free videos to get a basic intro to NA jewelry. I wish I had watched them in the very beginning, to avoid so many questions new guys like me here on the forum have again and again.
Important to note that especially the second video is mostly not correctly white balanced, the stones look far much greener than they do in reality, they look like in very cold light. Just keep that in mind - the stones look more blue in reality.
Correct - what it should look like (well, massively depends on your computer and screen to show correctly):
vs what the same piece looks in the video, using the same computer and screen:
I guess you get the point.
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I only had time so far to watch the first video, but I enjoyed it. That bolo! I’ve never seen one with the cord made of silver.
I’m so glad you’re learning about the history of the art; that is what originally drew me to it. We traveled west for the first time when I was little, and my parents loved Native American art, and they passed that on to me. When you actually get over here, and get to travel in the Southwest I think the jewelry will be even more meaningful to you. When I first traveled on my own in the four corners area I used my Trading Post Guidebook to find the best places to shop, and I was not afraid to ask questions. The owners of the smaller older trading posts/shops were especially willing to share their knowledge. Unfortunately many of those have since closed, but there are still great places left.
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I just got this book in the mail today, it’s also by the Jacka’s. How many books has he (and she) written and photographed? And, I love Tony Abayta’s cover art! Wowza!
I just did an initial leaf through and thought I’d share this for you Clarence Lee lovers…wowza!!
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Clarence Lee lovers, that’s me!! Love it. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that box before, if I’m remembering correctly it’s a music box?
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Hi @OrbitOrange… I was just leafing through this wonderful book and saw this fabulous piece. I didn’t read the entire discription before I posted these picture. You can’t see it from the picture here, but the discription states it depicts traditional Navajo life, including a dog lifting its leg at the foot of the windmill😂. There is no mention of the box being a music box, but that would be amazing. Hard to believe, but the second picture I posted is the bottom (underside) of the box, depicting Monument Valley, with the buttes in copper! He is an incredible artist; essentially “painting” scenes with silver! I’d love to see this in person!
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It’s so great! The amount of detail is incredible. This may not be it but I’m pretty sure Clarence and Russell did do a music box at some point.
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Hubby & I went to a used books sale event today. It was sponsored by the “Friends Group” of a local university. I bought this little gem there (in addition to a dozen other books, lol). I have about 3 stacks of TBR books so I’m not sure when I’ll get to it. The book was originally published in 1948. My book is the ninth printing and was released in 1963.
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