Bibliograph

The anthropology of turquoise, reflections on desert, sea, stone, and sky, Ellen Meloy

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The anthropology of turquoise, reflections on desert, sea, stone, and sky, Ellen Meloy

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The anthropology of turquoise

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

650017738

Responsibility statement

Ellen Meloy

Series statement

Vintage Ser

Sub title

reflections on desert, sea, stone, and sky

Summary

Annotation., In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise—the color and the gem—to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape.<br /><br />From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. Her keen vision makes us look anew at ancestral mountains, turquoise seas, and even motel swimming pools. She introduces us to Navajo zvelvet grandmothersy whose attire and aesthetics absorb the vivid palette of their homeland, as well as to Persians who consider turquoise the life-saving equivalent of a bullet-proof vest. Throughout, Meloy invites us to appreciate along with her the endless surprises in all of life and celebrates the seduction to be found in our visual surroundings

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