American Indian art
Publisher: H. N. Abrams
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
Subjects: Indian art
Description: Features examples of beadwork, pictographs, mantas and other items created with artistic technique and shown according to sections such as Plains, Southwest etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Scope of the book; title: Indian art; title: Origins of Indian art; title: Difficulty of identifying tribal styles; title: Use of materials and techniques; title: Ecology versus art; title: Why artistic production?; title: Change versus stability; title: The Indian artist; title: Commercialization versus decadence; title: Future prospects; title: Indian Art by culture areas; title: The plains; title: The Southwest; title: California; title: The Great Basin and the Pacific Plateau; title: The Pacific Northwest Coast; title: The Arctic Coast; title: The Woodlands.