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Recommended reading for collectors and students of American Indian arts & culture.
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American Indian Arts:

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*American Indian Arts:* Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art & Its Evolution Lois Essary Jacka Jerry Jacka (Photographer) Pub. Price $35.00 ISBN#: 0873585208 Publisher: Northland Format: Paperback Publication Date: January 1991 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Creation's Journey: Native American Identity & Belief Richard W. Hill Tom Hill (Editor) Pub. Price $60.00 ISBN#: 1560984538 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Format: Hardcover Publication Date: September 1994 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
The Arbitrary Indian: The Indian Arts & Crafts Acts of 1990 Gail K. Sheffield Pub. Price $27.95 ISBN#: 0806129697 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Press Format: Hardcover 232 pages Publication Date: November 1997

*American Indian Jewelry Making:* Southwestern Indian Jewelry Dexter Cirillo Stephen Northup Michel Monteaux (Photographer) Pub. Price $49.95 ISBN#: 1558592822 Publisher: Abbeville Format: Hardcover Publication Date: August 1992 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Treasures of the Hopi Theda Bassman Jerry Jacka (Photographer) Pub. Price $12.95 ISBN#: 0873586727 Publisher: Northland Format: Paperback Publication Date: April 1997 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Treasures of the Navajo Theda Bassman Jerry Jacka (Photographer) Pub. Price $12.95 ISBN#: 0873586735 Publisher: Northland Format: Paperback Publication Date: April 1997 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Treasures of the Zuni Theda Bassman Jerry Jacka (Photographer) Pub. Price $12.95 ISBN#: 0873586743 Publisher: Northland Publishing Format: Paperback Publication Date: April 1997 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Hallmarks of the Southwest: Who Made It? Barton Wright Pub. Price $45.00 Regular discounting not available on this title. ISBN#: 0887401619 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited Format: Hardcover Publication Date: March 1991 *Ships in 4 - 6 Weeks / Special Order*
Makers and Markets: The Wright Collection of Twentieth Century Native American Art Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Penelope Ballard Drooker, Editor Pub. Price $30.00 ISBN#: 0873658256 Publisher: Peabody Museum Press Format: Large Paperback Publication Date: 1998 Edition Description: 1st ed Edition Number: 1

*Kachinas & Kachina Dolls:* Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls Barton Wright Pub. Price $14.95 ISBN#: 087358161X Publisher: Northland Publishing Format: Paperback Publication Date: March 1977 Edition Description: 1st ed Edition Number: 1 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Clowns of the Hopi: Tradition Keepers & Delight Makers Barton Wright Jerry Jacka (Photographer) Pub. Price $14.95 ISBN#: 0873585720 Publisher: Northland Format: Paperback Publication Date: June 1994 Edition Description: 1st ed Edition Number: 1 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary Barton Wright Cliff Bahnimptewa (Illustrator) Pub. Price $55.00 Regular discounting not available on this title. ISBN#: 0873581105 Publisher: Northland Publishing Format: Hardcover Publication Date: October 1973 Edition Description: 1st ed. Edition Number: 1 *Out of Print, may be searched as hard to find. 2-3 months*
Hopi Kachina Dolls & Their Carvers Theda Bassman Gene Balzer Pub. Price $59.95 Regular discounting not available on this title. ISBN#: 0887403735 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited Format: Hardcover Publication Date: June 1991 *Ships in 4 - 6 Weeks / Special Order*

*Pottery & Pottery Making:* Talking with the Clay: The Art of Pueblo Pottery Stephen Trimble Tom. Ireland Pub. Price $15.95 ISBN#: 0933452187 Publisher: Schol Am R Format: Paperback Publication Date: June 1988 Edition Description: 1st ed Edition Number: 1 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery Rick Dillingham J. J. Brody Pub. Price $39.95 ISBN#: 0826314996 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Format: Paperback Publication Date: August 1994 Edition Description: 1st ed Edition Number: 1 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Dialogues with Zuni Potters Milford Nahohai Elisa Phelps Dale W. Anderson (Photographer) Pub. Price $19.95 ISBN#: 0964140136 Publisher: Zuni Ashiw Format: Paperback Publication Date: July 1996 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
The Pueblo Potter: A Study of Creative Imagination in Primitive Art Ruth Leah Bunzel Pub. Price $7.95 ISBN#: 0486228754 Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated Format: Paperback Publication Date: March 1991 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Helen Cordero & the Storytellers of Cochiti Pueblo Nancy Shroyer Howard Pub. Price $14.95 ISBN#: 0871922959 Publisher: Davis Publications, Incorporated Format: Hardcover Publication Date: August 1995 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*

Navajo Rugs & Weaving:

Navajo Weaving Way: The Path from Fleece to Rug
         NoFl Bennett
         Pub. Price $19.95
         ISBN#: 1883010306
         Publisher: Interweave Press, Incorporated
         Format: Paperback
         Publication Date: July 1997

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Reflections of the Weaver's World: The Gloria F. Ross
         Collection of Contemporary Navajo Weaving
         Ann Lane Hedlund
         Pub. Price $29.95    Regular discounting not available on this title.
         ISBN#: 0295972319
         Publisher: U of Wash
         Format: Paperback
         Publication Date: January 1993
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Zuni Fetish Carvings:

Fetish Carvers of Zuni
         James Ostler Michael Mouchette (Photographer)
         Pub. Price $18.95    Regular discounting not available on this title.
         ISBN#: 0912535105
         Publisher: University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
         Format: Paperback
         Publication Date: April 1996
         Edition Description: REV
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*General History & Culture:* Atlas of the North American Indian Carl Waldman Molly Braun Pub. Price $35.00 Regular discounting not available on this title. ISBN#: 0871968509 Publisher: Facts on File, Incorporated Format: Hardcover Publication Date: March 1985 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
Kiva Cross & Crown John L. Kessell Pub. Price $19.98 Regular discounting not available on this title. ISBN#: 1877856568 Publisher: Southwest Parks & Monuments Association Format: Paperback Publication Date: February 1996 *Ships in 4 - 6 Weeks / Special Order*
Kokopelli: Fluteplayer Images in Rock Art Dennis Slifer James Duffield Pub. Price $14.95 ISBN#: 0941270807 Publisher: Ancient City Press Format: Paperback Publication Date: May 1994 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
The People: Indians of the American Southwest Stephen Trimble Pub. Price $29.95 ISBN#: 0933452373 Publisher: Schol Am R Format: Paperback Publication Date: August 1993 Edition Number: 1 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*
The Pueblo Alfonso Ortiz Pub. Price $14.95 Regular discounting not available on this title. ISBN#: 155546727X Publisher: Chelsea Hs Format: Hardcover Publication Date: January 1994 *Ships in 2 - 3 Days*

The Tony Hillerman Mysteries:
These novels, written over many years, in a series beginning with The Blessing Way, have introduced many, many people to the wonderful cultures and natural beauty of the Southwest. We have read each one, often more than once, and highly recommend them, both for accuracy of content, and because they are great stories. The author is highly respected both for his respect for the traditions of the people he writes about and his skill as a storyteller.

The Blessing Way
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 0061000019
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: January 1990

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The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth
         Tony Hillerman   Janet Grado
         Pub. Price $8.95
         ISBN#: 0826309100
         Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
         Format: Paperback
         Publication Date: October 1986

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Coyote Waits
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $6.99
         ISBN#: 0061099325
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: November 1991

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Dance Hall of the Dead
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 0061000027
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: February 1990

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The Dark Wind
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 0061000035
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: December 1989

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The Fallen Man
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $6.99
         ISBN#: 0061092886
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: August 1997

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The Ghostway
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 006100345X
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: November 1991

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Listening Woman
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 0061000299
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: May 1990

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People of Darkness
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 0061099155
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: December 1990

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Sacred Clowns
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $6.99
         ISBN#: 0061092606
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: June 1994

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Skinwalkers
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.99
         ISBN#: 0061000175
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: March 1990
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Talking God
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $5.95
         ISBN#: 006109918X
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: December 1990
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The First Eagle
       Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $25.00
         ISBN#: 0060175818
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Hardcover 278 pages
         Publication Date: July 29, 1998

A Thief of Time
         Tony Hillerman
         Pub. Price $6.99
         ISBN#: 0061000043
         Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
         Format: Mass Market Paperback
         Publication Date: December 1989
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