Author: Janet Catherine Berlo
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870998579
Category : Diker, Charles
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Native Paths
Author: Janet Catherine Berlo
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870998579
Category : Diker, Charles
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870998579
Category : Diker, Charles
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Micmac Quillwork
Author: Ruth Holmes Whitehead
Publisher: Halifax : Nova Scotia Museum
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Major portion of the work deals with the bark insertion technique. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and colour photographs.
Publisher: Halifax : Nova Scotia Museum
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Major portion of the work deals with the bark insertion technique. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and colour photographs.
Woodland Indian Quill Work
Author: Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
American Indian Myths and Legends
Author: Richard Erdoes
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 080415175X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 080415175X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
Crafts of the North American Indians
Author: Richard C. Schneider
Publisher: R. Schneider
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher: R. Schneider
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The Book of Indian Crafts & Indian Lore
Author: Julian Harris Salomon
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Tells how various articles connected with Indian life were made and used. Some subjects included are Indian music, games, dances, and food. Grades 6-8.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Tells how various articles connected with Indian life were made and used. Some subjects included are Indian music, games, dances, and food. Grades 6-8.
Trade Ornament Usage Among the Native Peoples of Canada
Author: Karlis Karklins
Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Study describes in chronological order how the various trade ornaments (material culture) were used from initial contact to circa 1900 by representative tribes of the seven major native groups of Canada. Based on extensive search of published and manuscript sources, supplemented by examination of historical paintings, photographs and ethnographical specimens.
Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Study describes in chronological order how the various trade ornaments (material culture) were used from initial contact to circa 1900 by representative tribes of the seven major native groups of Canada. Based on extensive search of published and manuscript sources, supplemented by examination of historical paintings, photographs and ethnographical specimens.
The Technique of Porcupine-quill Decoration Among the North American Indians
Author: William C. Orchard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Describes and illustrates technique in an attempt to bring about an appreciation of the complexity of the art of porcupine-quill work.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Describes and illustrates technique in an attempt to bring about an appreciation of the complexity of the art of porcupine-quill work.
Trading Identities
Author: Ruth Bliss Phillips
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295976488
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Indians in northeastern North America produced a variety of art objects for sale to travelers and tourists during the 18th and 19th centuries. This art is of high quality and great aesthetic interest, but has been largely ignored by scholars. This study combines fieldwork, art historical analysis,
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295976488
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Indians in northeastern North America produced a variety of art objects for sale to travelers and tourists during the 18th and 19th centuries. This art is of high quality and great aesthetic interest, but has been largely ignored by scholars. This study combines fieldwork, art historical analysis,
Native American Weapons
Author: Colin F. Taylor
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Featuring 155 color photographs and illustrations, Native American Weapons surveys weapons made and used by American Indians north of present-day Mexico from prehistoric times to the late nineteenth century, when European weapons were in common use. Colin F. Taylor describes the weapons and their roles in tribal culture, economy and political systems. He categorizes the weapons according to their function - from striking, cutting and piercing weapons, to those with defensive and even symbolic properties - and he documents the ingenuity of the people who crafted them.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Featuring 155 color photographs and illustrations, Native American Weapons surveys weapons made and used by American Indians north of present-day Mexico from prehistoric times to the late nineteenth century, when European weapons were in common use. Colin F. Taylor describes the weapons and their roles in tribal culture, economy and political systems. He categorizes the weapons according to their function - from striking, cutting and piercing weapons, to those with defensive and even symbolic properties - and he documents the ingenuity of the people who crafted them.