The ancestors : Native artisans of the Americans
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0934490007
ISBN 13
9780934490009
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1979
Publisher
Pages
197
Subject
Indigenous art -- Exhibitions
Abstract
"An exhibition of the Museum of the American Indian, presented at the U.S. Custom House in New York City, August 1- October 31, 1979, depicts approximately 400 artifacts selected because they are representative of seven important crafts - painter, featherworker, carver, goldsmith, basket maker, weaver, and potter - and because of their excellent quality."--WorldCat.org.
Description
197 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color).
Biblio Notes
Contents:
The painter, the Sioux of the great plains --
The featherworker, the Karaja of Brazil --
The carver, the Haida of the Northwest coast --
The goldsmith, the cocle style of ancient Panama --
The basketmaker, the Pomoans of California --
The weaver, the Araucanians of Chile --
The potter, pre-Columbian cultures of the Southeastern United States.
The painter, the Sioux of the great plains --
The featherworker, the Karaja of Brazil --
The carver, the Haida of the Northwest coast --
The goldsmith, the cocle style of ancient Panama --
The basketmaker, the Pomoans of California --
The weaver, the Araucanians of Chile --
The potter, pre-Columbian cultures of the Southeastern United States.
Number of Copies
1
