The Art Of Native American Basketry

Author : Frank Porter
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313267162

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The Art of Native American Basketry by Frank Porter Pdf

In recent years, Native American basketry has aroused the interest and admiration of individuals, from the scholar to the collector. It is a complex subject and offers an opportunity to study through time the various changes which transpired in its function, form and manufacture. Native American Basketry: A Living Legacy, by Frank W. Porter III, is the first major study of the subject since 1904, and presents a collection of essays written by those intimately familiar with the basket makers and basketry of North America. Illustrated with approximately 80 black-and-white photographs--many of which are historical records of basket makers and their baskets--Native American Basketry uses archaeological, ethnographic, historical and contemporary information in discussing the changes in native basketry from prehistoric times to the present. In spite of the wide range of habitats, as well as the social and cultural diversity of the basket-making tribes, it is surprising to discover the similar ways the basket makers adapted basketry after prolonged contact with nonIndian peoples. The book is especially well-suited not only for the scholar of American Indian art history, but cultural history as well.

Author : Ralph C. Shanks
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114205516

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Indian Baskets of Central California by Ralph C. Shanks Pdf

This unique book provides a complete study of the exquisite Native American basketry from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Bay region north to Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino and eastward across the Sacramento Valley to the crest of the Sierras. Baskets of the Pomo, Ohlone (Costanoan), Coast Miwok, Esselen, Huchnom, Lake Miwok, Maidu, Wappo, and Yuki people are lavishly illustrated and knowledgably and sensitively described. Color photographs and drawings illustrate the rare, fine California Indian baskets from museum and private collections in the United States and Europe. The vast majority of these baskets are illustrated for the first time. Ralph Shanks is vice president of the Miwok Archaeological Preserve of Marin. Lisa Woo Shanks is editor of the Basketry of California and Oregon Series. They are the authors of The North American Indian Travel Guide.

Author : Otis Tufton Mason
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486257778

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American Indian Basketry by Otis Tufton Mason Pdf

The origins of basketry are lost in the mists of prehistory, but making baskets is certainly one of the oldest and most nearly universal crafts of mankind. In the Americas, basket artifacts found in caves in Utah have been dated at 7000 B.C., while twined baskets said to be at least 5,000 years old have been uncovered in Peru. In the American Southwest, an entire Indian culture (ca. 100–700 A.D.) is known as "Basket Maker" because of the distinctive baskets it produced. This exhaustive survey (two volumes in one) of American Indian basketry, perhaps the finest book ever published on the subject, documents basketmaking throughout the Americas — in Eastern North America, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada, Oregon, California and the Interior Basin, as well as Mexico, Central and South America. Spanning a wide range of indigenous cultures (Aleutian, Tlinkit, Shoshonean, Athapascam, etc.), the detailed, carefully researched discussions in this book offer a wealth of information about woven and coiled basketry, watertight basketry, materials, basketmaking techniques and preparation, ornamentation and symbolism, as well as the uses of baskets as receptacles, in preparing and serving food, for gleaning and milling, in mortuary customs, in religion and social life, in trapping, carrying water, and in many other areas of Indian life. An interesting and informative chapter on collectors and collections and the preservation of baskets, followed by a helpful biography, rounds out the book. In addition, the author, once Curator of Ethnology at the U.S. National Museum (part of the Smithsonian Institution), enhanced this encyclopedic study with over 450 excellent photographs and illustrations. For collectors, preservationists, anthropologists, students of crafts and culture, modern basketmakers, this is an indispensable reference — a massively rich source of information about baskets, the peoples who made them, how they were made, and their role in native American life and culture.

Author : George Wharton James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781628739190

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Indian Basketry by George Wharton James Pdf

Everything there is to know about traditional Native American basket weaving. Native American basket weaving is an intricate and powerful art, representative of the legends and ceremonies of the Indian nations and their cultures. George Wharton James’s Indian Basketry is an invaluable aid for the artist, designer, craftsman, or beginner who wants to recreate authentic and often extinct basket forms and decorative motifs of the Native American peoples. Filled with 355 illustrations and photographs of Native American basket weavers taken at the turn of the twentieth century, this pioneering study—first published in 1901—provides in-depth information about specific aspects of Indian basketry, including: • Its role in legend and ceremony • The origins of forms and designs • Materials and colors used • Weaves and stitches • The symbolism and poetry woven into each basket • Preservation • Tips for the collector • And much more! From Yolo ceremonial baskets to Oraibi sacred trays, Indian Basketry traces the origin, development, and fundamental principles of the basket designs of the major Indian tribes of the southwestern United States and Pacific Coast, along with comments on the basket weaving of a number of other North American tribes.

Author : William A. Turnbaugh,Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000068216815

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Basket Tales of the Grandmothers by William A. Turnbaugh,Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh Pdf

Having received acclaim for their Indian Baskets, the Turnbaughs, anthropologists at the University of Rhode Island here collect over 250 traditional Native American narratives centering around the theme of baskets. They include many monochrome photographs of baskets, basketmakers, and other topics

Author : Clark Field,Philbrook Art Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Indian baskets
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038552787

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The Art and the Romance of Indian Basketry by Clark Field,Philbrook Art Center Pdf

Author : Ken Hedges
Publisher : Kiva Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Basket making
ISBN : 0937808687

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Fibers & Forms by Ken Hedges Pdf

Through a special arrangement with the San Diego Museum of Man, we are distributing three outstanding titles based on traveling museum exhibits from their collection. Each volume presents a unique display of Native American artwork, fully color illustrated, together with insightful commentary from museum curators. These books have not been previously offered except through the museums these extraordinary shows have visited. They may be purchased individually or as a set.

Author : Otis Tufton Mason
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022465627

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Indian Basketry by Otis Tufton Mason Pdf

This book is a fascinating work that examines the intricate art of basket weaving in Native American cultures and provides unique insights into the history and cultural practices of indigenous peoples. Otis Tufton Mason presents a detailed study of the materials, techniques, and symbolism behind the baskets and other woven objects, revealing the ways in which they were used in everyday life, as well as in sacred and ceremonial contexts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Frank Porter
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1988-04-27
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038393786

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Native American Basketry by Frank Porter Pdf

This bibliography includes more than 1,100 entries from books, journals, newspaper articles, and dissertations concerning North American Indian basketry. More general cultural works with some information on basketry are also included, and the materials date from early ethnographic work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to 1987. . . . The introduction offers a good overview of research in Native American basketry, and although the annotations vary greatly in thoroughness and length, they are generally useful. This unique, well-produced bibliography is recommended for collections supporting programs in anthropology, crafts, or Native American Studies. Choice Interest in Native American basketry dates from the late 1800s, when an enthusiastic public, together with curators, academic collectors, and archaeologists, first began to appreciate the value and uniqueness of these beautiful hand-crafted artifacts. This bibliography is the first comprehensive guide to publications on the subject. Organized by major cultural areas of North America, it offers annotated listings of books, journal articles, dissertations, theses, monographs, and selected newspaper articles published over the last 100 years. In his introductory essay, Porter discusses the history of Native American basket making and the findings and views of some of the anthropologists, archaeologists, and popular writers whose works contribute to our knowledge of the subject. The bibliography is divided into eleven sections, each dealing with a specific geographical/cultural area. Entries are cross-referenced, and a comprehensive index gives convenient access to authors, titles, and subjects.

Author : Molly Lee
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 0295976853

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Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo by Molly Lee Pdf

First made for the tourist trade in the early 20th century, baskets made of a fibrous substance called baleen--found in the mouths of plankton-eating whales--are now prized as Native art. Originally published in 1983, this was the first book on this unusual basket form. This completely redesigned edition remains the most informative work on baleen baskets, covering their history, characteristics, and construction, as well as profiling their makers. 48 illustrations.

Author : Ralph C. Shanks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Basket making
ISBN : OCLC:654160163

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Indian Baskets of Central California by Ralph C. Shanks Pdf

Author : Brian Bibby
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 1597141690

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Essential Art by Brian Bibby Pdf

A treasury of selected pieces from the California Indian Heritage Center, this collection reflects the scale and scope of baskets created by nearly every weaving tradition in Cali-fornia over the last century . This book conveys the dual nature of beauty and practicality that baskets presented as a part of daily life and as a growing example of unique art - a careful selection of the best, beautifully presented.

Author : Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh,William A. Turnbaugh
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0764319000

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Indian Baskets by Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh,William A. Turnbaugh Pdf

Explore the stunning diversity of North American Indian and Eskimo baskets, from little-known native basketry to the more common forms. This colorful book combines manufacturing techniques, raw materials, forms, and decorations with information on native lifestyles. More than 175 regional and tribal styles are documented in an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated format, with a newly updated value guide. Readers will be able to identify their own Indian baskets using this guide's standardized terminology, identification keys, glossary, maps, and bibliographies. Hundreds of baskets were photographed for this volume, many from the famous and unparalleled collection of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University where the authors began their basketry research in the 1970s.

Author : School Navajo School of Indian Basketry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104869489

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Indian Basket Weaving (1903) by School Navajo School of Indian Basketry Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Marvin Cohodas
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0816515182

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Basket Weavers for the California Curio Trade by Marvin Cohodas Pdf

The peoples of northwestern Califonia's Lower Klamath River area have long been known for their fine basketry. Two early-twentieth-century weavers of that region, Elizabeth Hickox and her daughter Louise, created especially distinctive baskets that are celebrated today for their elaboration of technique, form, and surface designs. Marvin Cohodas now explores the various forces that influenced Elizabeth Hickox, analyzing her relationship with the curio trade, and specifically with dealer Grace Nicholson, to show how those associations affected the development and marketing of baskets. He explains the techniques and patterns that Hickox created to meet the challenge of weaving design into changig three-dimensional forms. In addition to explicating the Hickoxes' basketry, Cohodas interprets its uniqueness as a form of intersocietal art, showing how Elizabeth first designed her distinctive trinket basket to convey a particular view of the curio trade and its effect on status within her community. Through its close examination of these superb practitioners of basketry, Basket Weavers for the California Curio Trade addresses many of today's most pressing questions in Native American art studies concerning individuality, patronage, and issues of authenticity. Graced with historic photographs and full-color plates, it reveals the challenges faced by early-twentieth-century Native weavers. "Extremely well written and based on an impressive amount of archival research. . . . It skillfully interweaves biography, rigorous stylistic analysis, and social history into an impressive story."--Janet Berlo, editor, The Early Years of Native American Art History Published with the assistance of The Southwest Museum, Los Angeles.