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Title:Beesh Ligaii in Balance : The Besser Collection of Navajo & Pueblo Silverwork
Author:John Torres-Nez
ISBN:0890134332 : 9780890134337
Illustrations:180 colour photos
Format:Paperback
Size:230x215mm
Pages:50
Weight: .236 Kg.
Published:Museum of New Mexico Press - January 2005
List Price: 12.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design: Indigenous peoples: North America


Companion to an exhibition exploring the Navajo concept of hozho -- harmony or balance in life -- this catalogue features outstanding examples of silver boxes and other containers created by Navajo silversmiths between 1920 and 1970 from the Sandy and Diane Besser Collection at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe. Many of the pieces are stamped or otherwise decorated, and some contain detailed stone inlay work by Pueblo artists. Published by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

Foreword; Collector's Statement: Beesh Ligaii in Balance Exhibition: East; South; West; North; Appendix.