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Weavers of tradition and beauty : basketmakers of the Great Basin / text by Mary Lee Fulkerson ; photographs by Kathleen Curtis ; foreword by Catherine S. Fowler.

Fulkerson, Mary Lee, 1936- (Author).

Summary:

Weavers of Tradition and Beauty presents new information on contemporary Native American basketry of the Great Basin, largely from the viewpoint of the weavers themselves. Baskets - and the people who weave them - have always been revered and honored by Native Americans. Fulkerson and Curtis depict, in vivid text and both full color and black-and-white photographs, how their art prevails - even over adverse environmental, social, and economic conditions.

Record details

ISBN: 0874172608 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780874172607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxiii, 138 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Reno : University of Nevada Press, c1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. This Dynamic Land -- 2. The People -- 3. The Materials -- 4. The Baskets -- 5. The Weavers -- 6. An Afternoon with Two Apprentices -- 7. The Making of a Water Jug by Evelyn Pete -- 8. Dances, Ceremonies, and Legends -- 9. The Future.