"Navajo Silversmiths - Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Publication, Washington, 1883, pages 167-178" by Matthews, Washington, is a significant source for the study of silversmithing among the Navajo people. In this book, the author describes in detail the techniques, traditions and art of Navajo silversmiths, revealing the uniqueness of their craft and its influence on the culture of this people. As a result, the report has become an important source for research in Native American anthropology and art.