Arapaho Women's Quillwork
Subtitle: Motion, Life, and Creativity
By: Jeffrey D. Anderson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Februray 5, 2013
Place of publication: Norman, OK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780806142838
Subjects: Arapaho art; Social life and customs; Arapaho women; Religion; Indian beadwork; Quillwork
Description: "More than a hundred years ago, anthropologists and other researchers collected and studied hundreds of examples of quillwork once created by Arapaho women. Since that time, however, other types of Plains Indian art, such as beadwork and male art forms, have received greater attention. In Arapaho Women's Quillwork, Jeffrey D. Anderson brings this distinctly female art form out of the darkness and into its rightful spotlight within the realms of both art history and anthropology. Beautifully illustrated with more than 50 color and black-and-white images, this book is the first comprehensive examination of quillwork within Arapaho ritualized traditions...Drawing on the foundational writings of early-nineteenth-century ethnographers, extensive fieldwork conducted with Northern Arapahos, and careful analysis of museum collections, Arapaho Women's Quillwork masterfully shows the importance of this unique art form to Arapaho life and honors the devotion of the artists who maintained this tradition for so many generations." -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Acknowledgments
title: ix; label: List of Abbreviations
title: x; label: Introduction
title: 3; label: Part 1
title: Cradles
pagenum: 31; label: Part 2
title: Tipi Ornaments, Robes, Leanback Covers, and Other Quilled Objects
pagenum: 47; label: Part 3
title: Many Paths to Meaning
pagenum: 71; label: Part 4
title: Quillwork in Mythical Traditions
pagenum: 95; label: Part 5
title: Quillwork and the Four Hills of Life
pagenum: 115; label: Part 6
title: The Movement of Quillwork in History
pagenum: 145; label: Conclusion
title: 167; label: Appendix: Modern Arapaho Ortography
title: 171; label: Notes
title: 173; label: References
title: 179; label: Index
title: 187