Art Of The Ancestors Antique North American Indian Art

0934324336. As-new in original shrink-wrap.; 1 x 13.2 x 12 Inches; From the author of the award-winning Art of Grace and Passion comes this spotlight on North American artisan [more]

0934324336. As-new in original shrink-wrap.; 1 x 13.2 x 12 Inches; From the author of the award-winning Art of Grace and Passion comes this spotlight on North American artisanship between 200 BC and the early 1900s. The masterworks featured here range from clothing, accessories, and ceremonial and hunting gear to blankets, cradles, storage vessels, and utensils. Each was crafted of such diverse materials as quills, ivory, hide, wood, fibers, stone, clay, and even glass beads imported by European traders. George Everett Shaw, Steven C. Brown, Benson L. Lanford, and Bill Mercer examine how American Indians' existence developed around the challenges and benefits of the climate, terrain, flora, and fauna of their locales. Their art objects embody the spiritual devotion--inseparable from their relationship with the natural world--that even now shapes their lives. Whether decorated with abstract patterns or with representations of humans and animals, such pieces were vehicles for passing down beliefs and customs before written languages existed. Thus we can appreciate them not only for their beauty and the skill and ingenuity of their makers but also in the context of the cultures from which they sprang.[less]

Standard- Used book, in good condition No supplements Normal wear to cover and spine Page markings Inventory sticker present Satisfaction guaranteed! - Listed May 20 [more]

Standard- Used book, in good condition No supplements Normal wear to cover and spine Page markings Inventory sticker present Satisfaction guaranteed! - Listed May 2013[less]

0934324336 179 pages. Numerous color photographs (most ful page). Dustjacket is lightly rubbed. Contributions by Steven Brown, Benson Lanford and Bill Mercer. U.S. orders are [more]

0934324336 179 pages. Numerous color photographs (most ful page). Dustjacket is lightly rubbed. Contributions by Steven Brown, Benson Lanford and Bill Mercer. U.S. orders are shipped from our Lewiston, New York location.[less]

From the author of the award-winning "Art of Grace and Passion" comes this spotlight on North American artisanship between 200 BC and the early 1900s. The masterworks feature [more]

From the author of the award-winning "Art of Grace and Passion" comes this spotlight on North American artisanship between 200 BC and the early 1900s. The masterworks featured here range from clothing, accessories, and ceremonial and hunting gear to...[less]