native american art

Illustrations and text profile the art of the Northwest Coast Indians, and its origins, methods, and legends.

A collection of over 120 photographs of the jewelry, pottery, weavings, and basketry of a number of Native American tribes of the Southwest.

Study of the design art produced by a variety of Indian tribes in the Western Hemisphere and used in basketry, weaving, pottery, weapons, jewelry, and other forms. Includes 700 examples of artwork with discussion of the lore and tradition behind the designs.

Provides instructions for making such traditional North American Indian crafts as dreamcatchers, beadwork, and cornhusk dolls.

A color-illustrated overview of Native American art that describes signs and symbols, rock art, wood and stone sculpture, basketry, textiles, pottery, jewelry and headdresses, sandpaintings, earth mounds, and painting. Also includes a time line, a glossary, and a selected bibliography.

Introduces the arts and crafts of various Native American cultural groups in North America, focusing on historical information from the years between the 1500s and 1900s.