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Silver from Fetish to Fashion
Our Price: $110.00

A fascination with silver lured Daniel and Sega Nadler onto a global quest spanning years and countries. Their search for authentic tribal and ethnic jewelry led to the realization that fashion everywhere rules both costumes and accessories. To the famous dictum of male sartorial elegance: "Clothing makes the man," the authors add: "and jewelry defines the woman."
Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History
Our Price: $75.00

Edited by: Mary Nooter Roberts and Allen F. Roberts
Published by:The Museum for African Art
Published in:New York
Year of Publication:1996
Hardcover, 258pgs
Jewelry of Southeast Asia
Our Price: $75.00

Author:Anne Richter
Published by:Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Published in:New York
Year of Publication:2000
Hardcover, 304 pgs
The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present, Revised and Expanded Edition (Hardcover)
Our Price: $75.00

Since its publication in 1987, The History of Beads has become the world's definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors, and scholars. In this new edition, bead expert Lois Sherr Dubin updates all chapters, adds a new chapter on contemporary adornment since the 1980s and best of all, adds 200 beads to what is considered by many to be the piece de resistance: the eight-page gatefold timeline that guides readers through the remarkably rich history of the world's first form of adornment.
African Ark
Our Price: $65.00

Author:Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
Published by:Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Published in:NewYork
Year of Publication:1990
Hardcover, 320pgs
Enduring Traditions: Art of the Navajo
Our Price: $55.00

Author:Louis Essary Jacka
Published by:Northland Publishing
Published in:Flagstaff, AZ
Year Of Publication:1994
Hardcover, 199pgs
Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art and Its Evolution
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Author:Louis Essary Jacka
Published by:Northland Publishing
Published in:Flagstaff, AZ
Year Of Publication:1991
Hardcover, 206pgs
Asia's Maritime Bead Trade
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This fascinating study is the first detailed description of the ancient and enduring trade in beads that spans more than two millennial and once stretched from the Middle East to East Asia and affected areas as far apart as West Africa and the American Pacific coast. Beads are universal and among the earliest art forms. Made of glass, semiprecious stone, or precious organic materials such as amber and coral, they were ubiquitous in the ancient world, serving as decorations, magical charms, mnemonic and counting devices, symbols of wealth and status.
Art of Northwest New Guinea
Our Price: $50.00

Edited by:Suzanne Greub
Published by: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
Published in: New York
Year of Publication: 1992
Hardcover, 224pgs
Southwestern Indian Jewelry
Our Price: $49.95

Author:Dexter Cirillo
Published by:Abbeville Press
Published in:New York
Year of Publication:1992
Hardcover, 240pgs