Creation's Journey
Subtitle: Native American Identity and Belief
By: edited by Tom Hill and Richard W. Hill, Sr.
Contributors: Tom Hill (Editor); Richard W. Hill (Editor)
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Museum of the American Indian; Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Published: October 17, 1994
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Paperback; Hardcover
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781560984535; 9781560984542
Copyright date: 1994 Smithsonian Institution.
Subjects: North America; Material culture; Indians of North America; Antiques/Collectibles; Art; Exhibitions; Indian art
Description: Native American artists and academics discuss the connection of art objects to their rituals, stories, and spiritual beliefs. Drawing on the vast collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, Creation's Journey retells the story of native life from the Arctic to the Tierra del Fuego, and from childhood to old age. Using objects, historical photographs, and the voices of Native Americans past and present, the book reawakens our senses to values and traditions that once prevailed. 220 color and 120 duotone photos.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York City, Oct. 1994-Feb. 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-252) and index.
Table of contents: label: Foreword
title: W. Richard West Jr.
pagenum: 10; label: Introduction: a Backward Glimpse through the Museum Door
title: 14; label: Growing Up Indian
title: 20; title: Osage Childhood
pagenum: 32; title: Giving Thanks for What We Have as Indians
pagenum: 50; label: Visual Prayers
title: 64; title: The Symolism of Feathers
pagenum: 88; label: Vision and Virtuosity
title: 106; title: The Legacy of Baskets
pagenum: 132; title: Reading Ledger Art
pagenum: 140; label: Across the Generations
title: 172; title: Native Gold, Spanish Gold
pagenum: 220; label: Epilogue: Art through Indian Eyes
title: 234; label: Contributors
title: 240; label: Notes
title: 242; label: References
title: 247; label: Photo Credits
title: 253; label: Index
title: 254