Dover Publications, June 1972. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Since it first publication in 1901, this pioneering study by George Wharton James, once a leading collector and authority, has become a valuable source book for American Indian basketry. From Poma mush baskets to Paiute dicing trays, Indian Basketry traces.....
Rio Nuevo, September 2008. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. An intimate glimpse into the lives of American Indian jewelers. In interviews with more than 50 working jewelers, and featuring photographs of their exquisite work, Mark Bahti shows how American Indian jewelers blend tradition with innovation and art with craft.....
Golden Press, 1973. Trade Paperback. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Very good in wrappers (paperback). A nice, square copy.
National Geographic, November 2005. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Illustrated with never-before-published artifacts from the unique treasures in the museum's Northwest Coast collections, Listening to Our Ancestors profiles native communities of the Pacific Northwest and showcases the region's rich cultural history and artwork. Sophisticated in conception and execution.....
Univ of New Mexico Pr, June 1975. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
University of Washington Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 298 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches. Exhibition catalog. Illustrated in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a dust jacket with snags to the rear cover. With the publisher's review slip, and glossy promotional card with the cover illustration, laid in.....
Dover Publications, June 1974. Trade Paperback. The author spent four summers (1930-33) living and working among the Navajo, during which time she learned the principles of weaving. In this book she takes readers through the same process, introducing the careful details, the personalities she encountered, and the materials and methods.....
Bonanza Books, January 1959. Hardcover.
Land-of-the-Sky Press, 1970. Hardcover. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white. A very good copy; no dust jacket. Small sticker scar on front free endpaper.
Southwest Museum, January 1998. Trade Paperback.
University of Washington Press, 1972. Hardcover. 96 pages. Photo reproductions in black-and-white. A fine copy in a scuffed dust jacket with a chip to the top edge of the cover.
Aptos Press, January 1982. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
N/A, August 1974. Trade Paperback. Drums to have fun with, drums with magical powers, dance drums, tomtoms, water drums -- just about any type of drum you could wish to know about or make is described in this book by Bernard S. Mason, well-known crafts instructor and authority on Indians.....
University of Nevada Press, 1985. Hardcover. 155 pages. Photographs of Native Americans, most in color.
Outlet, January 1972. Trade Paperback.
World Music Pr, September 1993. Trade Paperback.
Northland Pub, July 1989. Trade Paperback.
Rio Nuevo Publishers, October 2008. Trade Paperback. The value and exposure of this art form has increased dramatically, igniting the interests of everyone from art collectors and museum curators to casual buyers looking for unique adornments for their homes. This is the comprehensive source on Navajo folk art.
Thames & Hudson Ltd, May 1979. Trade Paperback.
Dover Publications, February 1989. Trade Paperback. This classic of ethnology reproduces sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant, one of the most important and most complex of the Navajo healing ceremonies, together with a thorough description and explanation of the rites. It represents the first major attempt to cast these intricate.....
Continuum International Publishing Group, June 2000. Hardcover. This comprehensive reference text covers the often misunderstood area of aesthetics, anthropology and mythology within tribal or indigenous non-Western art. Including hundreds of entries and illustrations, it includes art from the cultures and tribal kingdoms of: Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia and Polynesia, Western and.....
Chronicle Books, May 1987. Trade Paperback. Shows examples of baskets, weaving, and pottery by Indians of the southwest and discusses the Indian's handicraft techniques, cultures, and homelands.
Walker & Company, September 1994. Hardcover. -- ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1995 -- Golden Kite Honor Book for Nonfiction, 1994 -- Carl Sandburg Award, 1995 -- Hungry Mind Review, 1995 Children's Books of Distinction -- Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, 1995 -- "This.....
Naturegraph Publishers, February 1991. Trade Paperback. Michael Simpson tells in easy-to-understand steps, according to traditional methods, how to gather and process clay, form several types of Native American pots, make designs and finishes, slip and decorate, and burnish and fire pottery without using a kiln. Simpson (part Cherokee and Yakima).....
University of Arizona Press, February 1992. Trade Paperback. The clay sculptures of Nora Naranjo-Morse have been critically hailed for both their humor and their blending of traditional and modern styles. Now with Mud Woman she calls on her equal talent as a poet, juxtaposing clay and words to capture not.....