In the pages which follow I have attempted to depict the importance of silversmithing in Navajo and Pueblo culture. The book falls into two destinct parts. The first presents the study of Navajo silver. The second gives an examination of the art of silvermaking at the pueblo of Zuni, which is the only pueblo where the craft is extensively practiced, concluding with a short survey, mainly of a historical nature, of the art in the other pueblos. (220 pages)