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Detail of wrap - AMERICAN INDIAN ART: FORM AND TRADITION (friedman1p 170/199)
Friedman, Martin et al. AMERICAN INDIAN ART. Form and Tradition. BNo. 0-525-47347-5. First Edition, 1972 (pb). Pp: (ii), 154; 255mm x 250mm; 0.80kg. 14 col, 169 b/w, 6 fig, 2 maps. Forewords, catalogue, bibliography. A good paperback copy (minor wear on edges and corners). Wrp: g. E.P. Dutton and Co Inc, New York, 1972. (The catalogue was produced for the exhibition organised by Walker Art Center, Indian Arts Association and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The catalogue contains descriptions for 862 objects of which over 150 are illustrated. There are also thirteen contributors who introduce the regions and art specialities) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pueblo, Sioux, Kwakiutl, Tlingit, Crow, Pecos, Ojibwa, Apache, Navajo, Eskimo, Haida).
Book Code: G154 AU$45
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Furst, Peter & Jill Furst. NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ART. Southwest, California, Northwest Coast, Eskimo, Plains, and Eastern Woodlands. BNo. 0-8478-0572-7. First Edition, 1982 (pb). Pp: 236; 305mm x 230mm; 1.20kg. 233 col & b/w, 6 fig. Acknowledgments, bibliography, photo credits. A very good paperback copy. Wrg: vg. Rizzoli International Publications Inc, New York, 1982. (Works of art including basketry, textiles, paintings, jewelry, pottery, masks, poles and bowls are illustrated along with archival photographs of Indians and Eskimos of North America) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, Hopi, Navajo, kachina, Hupa, Pomo, Chumash, Kwakiutl, Kitwancool, Tlingit, Napaskiagmut, Chukchi, Cheyenne, Sioux, Apache, Seneca, Iraquois).
Book Code: J050 AU$48
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Haberland, W. THE ART OF NORTH AMERICA. World of Arts Series. BNo. 68-15660. First Edition, 1964. Pp: 251; 225mm x 175mm; 0.78kg. 60 col, 95 fig, 8 maps. Foreword, appendix, bibliography, chronological charts, sources, index. A very good hardback copy. Cvr: vg. Crown Publishers Inc, New York, 1964. (All the main regions of the North American continent are covered and the text is well supported by figures and illustrations) (Keywords: Ethnology, Eskimo, Ipiutak, Wakash, Salish-Chinook, Washo, Hopi, Navaho, Wampum, Cherokee, Arawak).
Book Code: K364 AU$45
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Detail of wrapper of MYRON EELLS AND THE PUGET SOUND INDIANS (johnson15p 150/206 JOHN15)
Johnson, Michael & Richard Hook. THE NATIVE TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA. A Concise Encyclopedia. BNo. 1-872004-03-2. First Edition, 1993. Pp: 214; 290mm x 210mm; 1.14kg. 16 col, 41 b/w, 18 maps. Introduction, glossary, selected bibliography, index of tribal names. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Windrow & Greene Ltd, London, 1993. (This book is illustrated with regional maps; with a selection of rare early photographs; and with a portfolio of colour plates, offering a dramatic visual introduction to the huge range of Native American material culture) (Keywords: Material culture, North America, Woodlands, Plains, Prairie, Great Basin, California, Southwest, Northwest Coast, Subarctic, Arctic).
Book Code: M905 AU$80
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MacDonald, George F. HAIDA ART. Art, myth and ceremony off the Northwest Coast of North America. BNo. 0-295-97561-X. First Edition, 1996. Pp: xi, 242; 305mm x 245mm; 1.88kg. 74 col, 91 b/w, 1 map. Preface, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. (minor bump on lower corner). Cvr: g; dw: vg. University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1996. (This volume, the definitive book on Haida art, presents treasured works from the Canadian Museum of Civilization. It is illustrated with artworks, such as masks, pipes, rattles and other ceremonial objects, and historical images. The author provides an informed overview of Haida art in a historical, cultural and cosmological context) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, shamanism, Haida Gwaii, Skungwai, Kaigani Haida, Klinkwan).
Book Code: K355 AU$75
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Detail of wrap - NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN LIFE (parsons05p 150/223 PARS05)
Parsons, Elsie Clews (editor). NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN LIFE. Customs and Traditions of 23 Tribes. BNo. 0-486-27377-6. Republished Edition 1992 (1922) (pb). Pp: (vi), 419; 235mm x 135mm; 0.64kg. 26 ill (pl). Preface, introduction, notes on various tribes, illustrator's notes. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Dover Publications Inc, Mineola NY, 1992. (This book is a collection of 27 fictionalised essays which provides a comprehensive picture of North American Indian life. Written and compiled by noted anthropologists) (Keywords: North America, native cultures, Crow, Winnebago, Iroquois, Apache, Tepecano, Nootka, Chipewyan, Eskimo).
Book Code: M906 SOLD - now out of stock AU$20
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Detail of wrapper of MYRON EELLS AND THE PUGET SOUND INDIANS (ruby1p 150/192)
Ruby, Robert H. & John A. Brown. MYRON EELLS AND THE PUGET SOUND INDIANS. Customs, religion, material culture, art and music of the Northwest tribes. BNo. 0-87564-337-X. First Edition, 1976. Pp: 127; 265mm x 210mm; 0.72kg. 17 col, num b/w & fig, 1 map. Preface, introduction, appendix, suggested reading, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, 1976. (The authors have selected pertinent portions from Myron Eells' hand written notes on the culture, implements, tools and weapons of the Indians of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast of North America) (Keywords: Culture, material, North America, Indian, tools, weapons, furniture, utensils, funeral customs, religion).
Book Code: Q117 AU$25
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Seitz, Georg. PEOPLE OF THE RAIN FORESTS. (translated by Arnold J. Pomerans). BNo. n/a. First Edition (UK), 1963 (1960). Pp: 208; 230mm x 145mm; 0.68kg. 40 b/w, 1 map. Prelude, appendices I & II. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (wear on dw; mottled surface on back board). William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1963. (This book is a record of an expedition to photograph the Araraibo and the Xamatari tribes on the Brazil-Venezuela border) (Keywords: Photography, exploration, South America, Brazil, Xamatari, Araraibo).
Book Code: E123 AU$14
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Detail of wrap - MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART (vincent01p 170/219 VINC01)
Vincent, Gilbert T. (text) & John Bigelow Taylor (photographs). MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART. From the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection. BNo. 0-8109-2628-8. First Edition 1995 (pb). Pp: 96; 275mm x 230mm; 0.48kg. 108 col. Preface, introduction, selected bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, 1995. (This book is a catalogue which presents the rare and importance items from the Eugene and Claw Thaw collection of American Indian art) (Keywords: Material culture, ethnology, North America, Indian).
Book Code: P119 AU$30
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