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Native American arts and crafts  Cover Image Book Book

Native American arts and crafts / editorial consultant Colin F. Taylor.

Taylor, Colin F. (Added Author).

Summary:

Examines, through text and photographs, the wide variety of arts and crafts skills practiced by Native Americans living in the nine cultural regions of North America, illustrating some of the best examples of work from the prehistoric era through the twentieth century, and highlighting the specialized use of local, natural materials.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0785812040
  • ISBN: 9780785812043
  • Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Edison, N.J. : Chartwell Books, 2000, c1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-143) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / Colin F. Taylor -- The Southeast / Robbie Ethridge -- The Southwest / Ellen Bradbury -- The plains / Colin F. Taylor -- Plateau and basin / Allen Chronister -- California / Craig D. Bates -- The Northwest coast / Carol Sheehan -- The subarctic / Marion Wood -- The Arctic / Bernadette Driscoll-Engelstad -- The Northeast / Cath Oberholtzer.
Subject: Indian art > North America.
Indians of North America > Clothing.
Decoration and ornament > North America.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .A7 N38 1995 253748 Stacks Checked out 10/04/2012
Lummi Library E 98 .A7 N38 1995 254163 Stacks Available -


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