BEESH LIGAII IN BALANCE The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection of Navajo and Pueblo Silverwork [SOLD]

BEESH LIGAII IN BALANCE The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection of Navajo and Pueblo Silverwork 

John Torres-Nez

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Softcover, second edition, 2005, 51 pages, illustrated

CONTENTS

Foreword

Collector’s Statement

HOZHO: The Concept of Balance

Evolution of Tradition

Lids, Hinges, Closures, Feet

Lid Decorations

Non-Traditional Objects

BEESH LIGAII “White Metal” in Balance

Acknowledgments

Appendix