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  • LANCASTER COUNTY
    LANCASTER COUNTY
    THOMPSON, PATTI
    Stunning photographs capture the people and places of Lancaster County in their day-to-day lives. Often identified with its Amish communities, they are shown here as you may never have seen them before – fishing, playing volleyball, and walking to and from school. The popular landmarks like the Central Market and the Strasburg Railroad, Amish farms, and covered bridges, are cov...
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  • PUEBLO DANCING
    PUEBLO DANCING
    HUNTER WARREN, NANCY / DRAYSON SWEET, JILL
    A look at traditional Pueblo dance, illustrated with striking black and white photographs of dancers in traditional dress from the Pueblos of San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, San Juan, Jemez, Taos, Pecos, Acoma, and Tesuque. Nancy Hunter Warren took these sensitive images before the Pueblos created a ban on taking photographs of their ceremonies. Among the dances portrayed are Comma...
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  • FACES OS LANCASTER COUNTY
    FACES OS LANCASTER COUNTY
    WATER, BRUCE M.
    Este hermoso libro de fotografía nos ofrece numerosas opiniones sinceras de la vida amish en el Condado de Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Ver las familias amish en el trabajo, el juego y la socialización en su sociedad. Las fotografía hablan por sí mismo dandonos un gran alcance y un punto de vista increíble, gracias al gran trabajo de este fotógrafo profesional. Los Amish se estable...
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  • CHINESE LABEL ART 1900-1976
    CHINESE LABEL ART 1900-1976
    CAHAN, ANDREW S.
    Combining wonderful graphics with fascinating history, this book is a showcase of outstanding Chinese label, packaging, and advertising art created between 1900 and 1976. These stunning images came from cities in China such as Canton and Shanghai, as well as places beyond the border such as Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore, where large Chinese populations thrived and commercial ...
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  • ZUNI JEWELRY
    ZUNI JEWELRY
    BASSMAN, THEDA & MICHAEL
    This newly revised book presents the beautiful jewelry of the prolific Zuni Indians of New Mexico, who are known the world over for their distinctive designs. From stone, shell, inlay, and silver, Zuni craftsmen have been developing jewelry forms for more than 125 years. Contemporary makers both reflect the traditional designs and explore new styles, all shown here with many ex...
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  • HOME OF THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLO PEOPLE
    HOME OF THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLO PEOPLE
    OLSON, JOHN / OLSON, CASSIDY
    Gorgeous color images document a national treasure -- Bandelier National Monument. This amazing site has drawn archeologists for over a century, in search of the history behind the mysteriously deserted cliff dwellings of a once thriving community. This book is the next best thing to an actual visit to the ancestral homes in Frijoles Canyon near Los Alamos, New Mexico, and the ...
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  • WEAVING OF THE SOUTHWEST
    WEAVING OF THE SOUTHWEST
    RODEE, MARIAN
    This book presents important information on Pueblo, Navajo, Rio Grande, and Northern Mexican weaving styles of the Southwestern U. S. region. Traditional and modern styles of blankets, clothing, and rugs are identified and explained in detail, with brief accounts of some of the old trading posts that sold them.Today, Navajo weaving remains an important domestic craft that is in...
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  • KACHINA DOLLS, CONTEMPORARY HOPI -75%
    KACHINA DOLLS, CONTEMPORARY HOPI
    SCHIFFER, NANCY N.
    Beautifully carved and painted wooden kachina dolls represent the many spirits and dancers in Southwest Indian Hopi ceremonies that appeal to higher forces for rain, fertile crops, and the goodness of life. Learn the identities of 275 kachinas made by important contemporary Hopi artists and on the market today. There are numerous examples of the most popular Kachinas, such as C...
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  • ACOMA
    ACOMA
    JAMES, H. L.
    Acoma, the sky city of New Mexico, is presented here by an enchanting text and beautiful color photographs in this revised edition of the Southwest classic book. Occupied by the Acoma Indians, Acoma mesa pueblo is located 65 miles west of Albuquerque. This gem of antiquity is said to be the oldest continuously-inhabited community on the North American continent.The fascinating ...
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  • HAWAIIANA: THE BEST OF HAWAIIAN DESIGN
    HAWAIIANA: THE BEST OF HAWAIIAN DESIGN
    BLACKBURN, MARK
    This beautifully illustrated new edition contains over 600 color photographs and an instructional text that capture the romance and allure of the Hawaiian Islands when they were a Territory of the United States, from 1900 to 1959. The collectibles shown are all from collections in Hawaii, including Aloha clothing, jewelry, surfing paper goods and prints, dolls, woodenware, and ...
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  • TURQUOISE JEWELRY -50%
    TURQUOISE JEWELRY
    SCHIFFER, NANCY N.
    This newly revised 4th edition edition displays a wide variety of Southwest Indian-made jewelry which features the many different colors and types of turquoise, depending on their origins. The turquoise mines in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico are discussed with characteristics of the turquoise found there. Beautiful color photographs show hundreds of examples of Sout...
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  • MAIDO. A GAIJIN'S GUIDE TO JAPANESE GESTURES AND CULTURES
    MAIDO. A GAIJIN'S GUIDE TO JAPANESE GESTURES AND CULTURES
    COLÓN HASEGAWA, CHRISTY
    Maido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favorite, Play-Doh) describes several of the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them. The word "maido" is a slang term commonly used in the Kansai region of Japan (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe) and is short for "maido arigatou," which literally means, "thank you every tim...
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