--- product_id: 255868328 title: "Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940" price: "59726CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 2 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/255868328-indian-made-navajo-culture-in-the-marketplace-1868-1940 store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Historical depth spanning 1868-1940 Focus on Navajo weaving & silver craftsmanship Explores Navajo goods in American marketplace Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940 **Price:** 59726CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the untold story of Navajo craft and commerce—where tradition meets the marketplace. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940 - **How much does it cost?** 59726CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/255868328-indian-made-navajo-culture-in-the-marketplace-1868-1940) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Behind the Marketplace:** Discover the complex interplay of tourism, race, and federal policy shaping 'Indian made'. - • **Collector’s Must-Have:** A used book in good condition with a 4.4-star rating—perfect for cultural connoisseurs. - • **Authenticity Meets Commerce:** Unpack how Navajo crafts balanced tradition with modern consumer demands. - • **Decades of Cultural Insight:** Dive into 70+ years of Navajo artisan history and market evolution. - • **Richly Researched Narrative:** Benefit from Erika Bsumek’s thorough scholarship and fresh perspectives. ## Overview Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940 is a well-researched book by Erika Bsumek that explores how Navajo artisans integrated their traditional crafts into the American economy. Covering seven decades, it reveals the complex relationships between Navajo identity, tourism, consumer culture, and federal policies, offering a nuanced understanding of 'Indian made' goods beyond simple supply and demand. This used book is in good condition and has received positive reviews for its depth and organization. ## Description In works of silver and wool, the Navajos have established a unique brand of American craft. And when their artisans were integrated into the American economy during the late nineteenth century, they became part of a complex cultural and economic framework in which their handmade crafts conveyed meanings beyond simple adornment. As Anglo tourists discovered these crafts, the Navajo weavings and jewelry gained appeal from the romanticised notion that their producers were part of a primitive group whose traditions were destined to vanish. Erika Bsumek now explores the complex links between Indian identity and the emergence of tourism in the Southwest to reveal how production, distribution, and consumption became interdependent concepts shaped by the forces of consumerism, race relations, and federal policy. Bsumek unravels the layers of meaning that surround the branding of "Indian made." When Navajo artisans produced their goods, collaborating traders, tourist industry personnel, and even ethnologists created a vision of Navajo culture that had little to do with Navajos themselves. And as Anglos consumed Navajo crafts, they also consumed the romantic notion of Navajos as "primitives" perpetuated by the marketplace. These processes of production and consumption reinforced each other, creating a symbiotic relationship and influencing both mutual Anglo-Navajo perceptions and the ways in which Navajos participated in the modern marketplace. Examining varied sites of production-artisans' workshops, museums, trading posts-Bsumek shows how the market economy perpetuated "Navaho" stereotypes and cultural assumptions. She takes readers into the hogans where men worked silver and women wove rugs and into the outlets where middlemen dictated what buyers wanted and where Navajos influenced inventory. Exploring this process over seven decades, she describes how artisans' increasing use of modern tools created controversy about authenticity and how the meaning of the "Indian made" label was even challenged in court. Ultimately, Bsumek shows that the sale of Indian-made goods cannot be explained solely through supply and demand. It must also reckon with the multiple images and narratives that grew up around the goods themselves, integrating consumer culture, tourism, and history to open new perspectives on our understanding of American Indian material culture. Review: Nice comprehensive review - Author has done a nice job of researching and referencing a complex subject. Many new nuggets of information and the material is organized well. The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks Review: More persuasion than information - Very interesting nuggets of information about the sellers, producers and consumers of "Indian-made" objects are overwhelmed by the author's emphasis of her strongly held viewpoint. After a while it became so tiresome that I merely skimmed the last 1/3 of it. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 6 Reviews | ## Images ![Indian-Made: Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61x4YhrrkYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice comprehensive review *by B***T on 18 April 2010* Author has done a nice job of researching and referencing a complex subject. Many new nuggets of information and the material is organized well. The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks ### ⭐⭐⭐ More persuasion than information *by M***S on 26 June 2010* Very interesting nuggets of information about the sellers, producers and consumers of "Indian-made" objects are overwhelmed by the author's emphasis of her strongly held viewpoint. After a while it became so tiresome that I merely skimmed the last 1/3 of it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/255868328-indian-made-navajo-culture-in-the-marketplace-1868-1940](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/255868328-indian-made-navajo-culture-in-the-marketplace-1868-1940) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-10-03*