By Native Hands
Stephan W. Cook
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Description for By Native Hands
Paperback. Describes the history and context of Native American basketry with full-color photographs. This book presents baskets from major geographic region of North America, with examples from the Chocktaw, Panamint Shoshone, Salish, Ojibwa, and others. It includes baskets from 88 tribes, almost all of the basket-making tribes in North America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 230 illus., 210 in color. BIC Classification: WFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 6466 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1379.
By Native Hands describes the history and context of Native American basketry with full-color photographs and scholarly text. The objects are brought to life in words and pictures, including such rare objects as a feathered Pomo blazing sun basket that took three years to create. This book presents baskets from every major geographic region of North America, with examples from the Choctaw, Panamint Shoshone, Salish, Ojibwa, and many others.
By the turn of the nineteenth century, Catherine Marshall Gardiner had begun to collect woven baskets from Native American cultures across the continent. Her collection, the first donation to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780935903089
SKU
V9780935903089
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
Reviews for By Native Hands
" ... you can be assured of an interesting and factual read as well as a feast for the eyes!"
Jrnl for Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, March 2007
Jrnl for Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, March 2007