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This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, a banker in Hermiston, Oregon, who grew up with and deeply loved Native people and their culture. She was loved in return, and many of the nearly one thousand Plateau items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends who expressed their respect and affection in their time-honored tradition of gift-giving. Exposed to Euro-Americans relatively late, the Plateau Indians managed to retain many of their traditional lifeways of fishing, hunting, and gathering, as well as a vigorous ethic of generosity and respect for others. The pieces in the Bounds collection, which date mainly from the 1870s to the 1960s, reflect all these aspects of Plateau culture. They range from sturdy baskets made to hold roots or berries to elaborately beaded elkhide "tail dresses" worn on festive occasions. ... Read more

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Each year, The Brooklyn Museum introduces thousands of children to the world of art, teaching them not only to appreciate individual objects in the collection, but how to look at and understand art anywhere. Now, with beautiful color and black-and-white images, The Native American Look Book brings the best of the Museum1s popular collection into homes and classrooms everywhere. The book includes do-it-yourself activities, the myths and legends that inform the objects, profiles of contemporary practitioners who continue these traditional crafts today, and a list of thirty-eight Native American museums and cultural sites across the country. ... Read more

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The Native American Look Book: Art and Activities for Kids
It was a very nice book and the native american kids that I gave it to really enjoyed it especially the pictures. ... Read more

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This book provides a very personal look at three generations of American Indian women who madeand are still makingthe 20th century's most beautiful and important traditional pottery.

American Indian pottery is part of an age-old tradition, reflecting a heritage of powerful social, religious, and material values. Traditionally a women's art, modern American Indian women use it even now to express themselves through new and original designs. This book explores the history of American Indian pottery, the materials and methods of its construction, and the evolution of its eloquent forms and ornamentation.

The author gives in-depth personal introductions to three generations of American Indian potters: the craft's six well-known matriarchs, their biological descendants who have maintained and expanded the tradition, and their modern-day avant-garde followerscraftswomen who work with traditional methods but in nontraditional styles and who continue to live in accordance with their cultural heritage.

The work of 29 womenamong them Maria Martinez, Margaret Tafoya, Lucy M. Lewis, Dextra Nampeyo, and Dorothy Toriviois presented in specially commissioned photographs, with detailed explanations of their themes, techniques, and meanings. Archival photographs of the potters at work provide further insight into this important craft.

130 full-color illustrations, 20 archival photographs ... Read more

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stunning pottery
Absolutely stunning pottery made in the traditional ways of the American Indian, which is traditionally the woman's role.

Stunning book highlighting the innovators of Indian pottery
Susan Peterson has done a fabulous job highlighting the matriarchs (Nampeyo, Maria Martinez, Lucy Lewis, Margaret Tafoya), matrilineal line (Fanny and Dextra Nampeyo, The Lewis Women, Lu Ann Tafoya, Nancy YoungbloodLugo), and avant-gard (Alice Cling, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Jacquie Stevens)women artists who have maintained and expanded this ancient art form intothe 20th-century.This retrospective featuring innovators of NativeAmerican pottery is a beautifully-illustrated book and a must for anyoneinterested in this art form.You will not be disappointed.Buy it whileyou can in the clothbound edition. ... Read more

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Through the voices of quilters, writers, and folklorists, To Honor and Comfort explores the images and meanings of Winnebago ribbon quilts, Plains Indian star designs, Yuwupi giveaway quilts, Hawaiian appliqued quilts, the seal party quilts of the Nelson Island Eskimos, and many more. Essays on contemporary and historical quilting traditions from around the country and rare historical photographs highlight this lavishly illustrated book. ... Read more

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Quite interesting
I look for the cultural study on quilt and this book indeeds offers some precious opions.
It's a pity that itemphasizes too much on the Hawaiian indigenous materials. But the study of the functions of quilt (not just in Hawaii) is very convincing.

Beautiful and Educational
I must admit that until picking up this book, I had no idea that quilting was such an integral part of Native American culture.The little history we recieve on Native Americans had never touched on the power of quilts even within today's Native communities.MacDowell and Dewhurst have painted a comprehensive illustration of not only the beauty of Native quilting, but also the social importance of quilts as records and protectors of Native culture.The photographs and stories presented in this book are so eloquently presented that I could not put the book down.I leave it on my coffee table and have not ceased to attract the attention of every visitor. ... Read more

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"The exhibition of 'Not just a pretty face,' which opened at the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks ... in June 1999, celebrates the many uses of dolls and human figurines from Alaska Native cultures past and present. The exhibition is drawn almost exclusively from the museum's collection of dolls and human miniatures from Alaska Native cultures. It includes several thousand figures from Alaska's prehistoric and early historic periods and is one of the largest and most representative public collections of historic and modern Alaska Native dolls in existence. All six ethnic groups in Alaska--the Inupiaq and Yupik Eskimos, the Aleuts and Alutiiqs, as well as the Athabascan and Northwest Coast Indians--are represented in the collection, though Central Yupik and St. Lawrence Island Yupik collections of human figures are largest. This essay describes the various purposes dolls and human figurines have served in Alaska Native cultures past and present. We have drawn on a wide variety of sources: published, archival, and oral history furnished by the exhibition's Advisory Team"--P. 3. ... Read more

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A striking showcase of dolls and dollmaking
Now in an updated second edition, Not Just A Pretty Face: Dolls And Human Figurines In Alaska Native Cultures is a striking showcase of dolls and dollmaking, exploring their role in the lives of native Alaskans from ancient ivory carvings to the modern tourist market. Filled with color photographs, Not Just A Pretty Face is both an artistic and anthropological showcase. The text surveys the history of dolls and dollmaking, and includes interviews with dollmakers as well as speculations upon the future of native arts. A lay reader-friendly showcase for anthropology shelves, Native American studies shelves, and doll collector shelves alike.
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A dazzling variety of Native American dolls--from prehistoric ceramic figures to striking contemporary creations by Inuit and Pueblo artists--fills the pages of Small Spirits. These miniature forms have played rich and diverse roles in indigenous cultures from antiquity to the present, serving as toys and learning tools for children, sacred and magical figurines, props and performers in drama and dance, and, in recent years, items manufactured for sale. Some dolls today are created as artworks and coveted by collectors.

Stunning full-color images portray the beauty and craftsmanship of the dolls, from the simplest toy made of sticks and cloth scraps to the exquisitely dressed replica of a woman in her finest regalia. Each offers a glimpse into a particular cultural world--Navajo, Cree, or Tapirape--and into the mind of an individual maker. The great variety of form and materials--such as walrus tusk ivory, cornhusks, and beeswax embellished with the brilliantly colored feathers of tropical birds--reflects the vibrancy and range of Native American lifeways.

Mary Jane Lenz's insightful, authoritative text offers a lively discussion of the intriguing roles that dolls have played in Native American cultures and explores their significance today, while carefully chosen historical photographs bring to life the people who made and used these remarkable creations. ... Read more

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Big book on small spirits
This expanded version of a previous publication on Indian dolls from the Heye Foundation collections has beautiful illustrations, and excellent text content. My only wish is that more photographs of the extensive collections at what is now NMAI would have been included, particularly from the Plains areas. I would have opted for a few fewer large format photos in exchange for more smaller ones.

Small Spirits
Great book for helping to identify lots of Native American dolls from Tierra del Fuego to Pt. Barrow. ... Read more

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New Mexico art patron Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) was a passionate collector who assembled a stellar collection of Navajo and Zuni silver and turquoise, Hopi silverwork, and Pueblo stone and shell jewellery during the late 1940s and early 1950s when fine late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century work could still be found. Her collection provided the foundation for what has become one of America's most important repositories for the aesthetic achievements of Native American artists of the Southwest: The Millicent Rogers Museum. ... Read more

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A Gem for my book reviews
I'm including Millicent Rogers in a book review next season, and found this book to have the poignant information I need on her, plus such exquisite photos of her collection.I will recommend it to my audiences and let the pictures speak volumes to the story I tell.I will, of course, visit her museum again before I complete my research and script.

A great book about a great museum
Nice read about a very interesting woman and her exceptional collection of Native American art.I look forward to viewing the collection next time I am in Taos.

Excellent Reference Book on Southwest Indian Jewelry
If you like Indian Jewelry but can't get to the museum in Taos this is a great first book on the subject.If you do go to the Millicent Rodgers Museum, this is the book to help you savor that grand experience for many years to come.And it's a great reference work if you are contemplating investing in Zuni or Navajo jewelry.

Wilford's Trading Post
Gallup, New Mexico

must-have book for Southwest Indian Jewelry coll;ectors
This is a glorious book of Southwest Indian Jewelry with interesting info on Millicent Rogers, who herself was a work of art.

A must-have for collectors of Southwest Indian Jewelry.

GOOD SERVICE
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"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 Chocktaw, 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 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in 1923, is widely known as one of the finest and most representative Native American basketry collections. It now includes baskets from 88 tribes, almost all of the basket-making tribes in North America. ... Read more

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Eugene and Clare Thaw's outstanding collection of Native American art includes superb objects from nearly all the important American tribes. This book, the first on the Thaw Collection, presents 100 of its finest works, ranging from Northwest Coast masks to Southwestern pueblo pottery to Plains and Woodland Indian headdresses, peace pipes, and shields. 100 color photos. ... Read more

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In the late eighteenth century, French explorers returned to their homeland with beautiful works of Native American art. Considered exotic, the painted buffalo hides of the plains tribes were highly valued by the French King Louis XVI and his cabinet and were included in their collections. Now, two centuries later, these Native American masterpieces have been unearthed from the archives of the Muse de l'Homme in Paris and published for the first time in the U.S. Robes of Splendor brings together essays from four leading experts in the field of Native American art and over one hundred photographs from the American Indian collection of the Muse de l'Homme in a comprehensive overview of this American treasure. ... Read more

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Weaving Is Life features multiple generations of Navajo weavers. Exquisitely crafted artworks and compelling first-hand narratives demonstrate how Navajo weaving functions as an important carrier of cultural values. Those with expertise in weaving practice are valued repositories of traditional cultural knowledge. Navajo weaving reinforces and allows the artist to participate in valuesof hard work, thrift, and creativity. It facilitates knowledge of and the proper care and nurturing of the environment.Weaversare depended upon to convey insight and expertise to subsequent generations, which has served to further important mother-daughter and grandmother-granddaughter bonds.

Featured artists include D. Y. Begay, Grace Henderson Nez, Mary Henderson Begay, Gloria Jean Begay, Glenabah Hardy, Irene Clark, Teresa Clark, Lillie Taylor, Rosie Taylor, and Diane Taylor-Beall. D. Y. Begay also contributes an insightful essay on her experience as co-curator of the exhibition that accompanies this publication. Essays by Janet Catherine Berlo and Jennifer McLerran focus on the transcultural development of Navajo weaving, exploring the influence of varied markets and audiences-including indigenous, tourist, and fine arts-on traditional forms and practices. Museum educator Sally Delgado addresses the educational value of Navajo weaving practices for non-Native students. ... Read more

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The standard work on lost New Mexico civilization's extraordinary craft. Stunning photos. ... Read more

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very interesting book
Bought this book to learn a basic history about the Mimbres culture as well as their famous pottery.I used it mainly as source material for my own ceramic work and I thought it was a nicely put together book.the descriptions of the artwork could have been in more depth.

A must have Mimbres Book
This is classic Mibres at its best. If you don't have this one in your library - WHY NOT?!

Clear distinction of styles with great photos
This book is hard to find in libraries but is an excellent resource.Excellent photographs of bowls and clear description of styles and meaning makes the book invaluable.We use it in our class. ... Read more

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During the last decade, there has been an electrifying basket renaissance across much of the Southwest-an explosive burst of creativity and innovation documented in this volume. Presented are the contemporary baskets and basketmaking traditions of southwestern tribes including the Haulapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Western Apache; the Jicarilla Apache, the Ute, San Juan Paiute, and Navajo; the Tohono O'odham and Akimel O'odham; the Pueblos of New Mexico; and Hopi of Arizona. ... Read more

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'Timeless Textiles' follows the Pueblo weaving tradition through a tumultuous century during which many changes took place in Pueblo life and after which weaving fell into sharp decline. The 100 years between 1840 and 1940 represents a classic period in Pueblo textile production, yet the magnificent textiles produced during this time are little known outside of the Pueblo world. This catalogue accompanies an exhibit at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe running from 17 May 2003 to 15 February 2004. ... Read more