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1) American Indian Basketry - No. 8

American Indian Basketry - No. 8
Portland, Oregon: John M. Gogol, 1982 34 pages; numerous b&w illustrations. Yosemite Miwok?Paiute Basketry; Lucy Telles: A Supreme Weaver of the Yosemite Miwok/Paiute; book reviews; advertisements.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. more information

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2) Made in America: Ten Centuries of American Art
Adams, Henry; [et al.]

Made in America: Ten Centuries of American Art
New York: Hudson Hills Press with The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1995 192 pages; over 150 (unnumbered) artworks or objects illustrated in color. An imaginative exhibition of art and craft from Native American baskets to Thomas Eakins' painting to Harvey Littleton glass. A beautiful catalogue. A few page corners turned down, otherwise clean and tight and unblemished,. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. more information

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3) Indian Art of the United States
Douglas, Frederic H.; Rene D'Harnoncourt

Indian Art of the United States
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1941 204 pages; 8 color plates; numerous b&w illustrations; most illustrations are photographs. Art is differentiated according to tribes and geographic location. Bibliography. Clean and tight; boards shelf-rubbed and lightly soiled. Previous owner's name on the half-title page.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. more information

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4) Objects of Myth and Memory: American Indian Art at The Brooklyn Museum
Fane, Diana; Ira Jacknis; Lise M. Breen

Objects of Myth and Memory: American Indian Art at The Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum, 1991 320 pages; 318 catalogued items illustrated in color or b&w; 73 text illustrations, including many photos from the 1911 expedition. One goal of the exhibition was to exhibit and make available to scholars and others items from the permanent collection that were collected by Stewart Culin during the first years of the 1900s. These include items from the Southwest, California, Northwest and Oklahoma.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. more information

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5) The Collector's Eye: The Ernest Erickson Collections at The Brooklyn Museum
Ferber, Linda S.; Diana Fane; Richard A. Fazzini; Robert S. Bianchi; James F. Romano; Amy G. Poster; Sheila R. Canby

The Collector's Eye: The Ernest Erickson Collections at The Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum, 1987 272 pages; 203 b&w, 5 color illustrations. A broad collection, including ancient Andean and North American Indian, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Iranian, Indian and Southeast Asian, Islamic Art.. Fifth Printing. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. more information

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6) Harmony by Hand: Art of the Southwest Indians - Basketry, Weaving, Pottery
Houlihan, Patrick; [et al.]

Harmony by Hand: Art of the Southwest Indians - Basketry, Weaving, Pottery
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987 108 pages; color plates and black and white text illustrations throughout the book; bibliography; essays from four contributors. An attractive book. Clean and tight, nearly unblemished.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. Oblong 4to. more information

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7) The Navajo Blanket
Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt and Anthony Berlant

The Navajo Blanket
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972 112 pages. One of the first exhibitions to explore the textile art of the Navajo people. Includes a brief history of the People, their encounter with white culture, materials and weaving techniques, explanation of designs, and a catalogue of about 80 blankets with dimensions and analysis of the wool and dye in each. Illustrations are full page, some color, most are halftone. Small chip to the back panel of the dustjacket.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Small Folio. Exhibition Catalogue. more information

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8) Collecting Native America, 1870-1960
Krech, Shepard, III; Barbara A. Hail

Collecting Native America, 1870-1960
Washiington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999 298 pages; b&w illustrations. "The motivations, intentions, and actions of eleven collectors who devoted substantial parts of their lives and fortunes to acquiring American Indian objects and founding museums." Clean, unmarked throughout.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. more information

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9) Studies in Ancient American and European Art: The Collected Essays of George Kubler
(Kubler, George); Thomas F. Reese (Edited by)

Studies in Ancient American and European Art: The Collected Essays of George Kubler
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985 449 pages; b&w illustrations. "This book presents a large selection of Kubler's essays in the areas in which he has made major scholarly contributions: Colonial art, European art, Precolumbian art, and method and theory." Includes a bibliography of Works by George Kubler to 1982. A handsome volume.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Thick 4to. more information

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10) Masks of the Northwest Coast
Mochon, Marion Johnson; Robert Ritzenthaler and Lee Parsons (Edited by); Samuel A. Barrett (Introduction and Documentation)

Masks of the Northwest Coast
Milwaukee Public Museum: Publications in Primitive Art 2, 1968 102 pages; 91 duotone illustrations; color frontispiece. The Samuel A. Barrett Collection. Foredge margin of the first twenty pages is dimpled in a small area, perhaps by damp fingers.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Museum Handbook. more information

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11) Sacred Encounters: Father De Smet and the Indians of the Rocky Mountain West
Peterson, Jacqueline with Laura Peers

Sacred Encounters: Father De Smet and the Indians of the Rocky Mountain West
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993 192 pages; numerous illustrations in color and b&w. A record of the De Smet Project undertaken by Washington State University: research of the encounter sought by western Native American tribes with Jesuits.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. more information

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12) The Book of Indian Crafts & Indian Lore
Salomon, Julian Harris

The Book of Indian Crafts & Indian Lore
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928 418 pages; numerous b&w text illustrations; center section of b&w plates; vocabulary of different nations; bibliography; endpaper maps. Clean and tight; age has had more effect than wear.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. more information

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13) Messages on Stone: Selections of Native Western Rock Art
Stokes, William Michael and William Lee Stokes

Messages on Stone: Selections of Native Western Rock Art
Salt Lake City: Starstone Publishing, 1980 pp. vii; 57. Clean and tight. Drawings of and commentary on the rock art found by the authors.. Printed Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. Oblong 8vo. more information

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14) Sculpture of the Eskimo
Swinton, George

Sculpture of the Eskimo
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1972 256 pages; 825 illustrated sculptures with brief catalogue entries. Text comprehensively covers the environment, cultural patterns and the development of art historically and since 1948. Clean throughout; the dustjacket is dampstained, not affecting the book.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to. more information

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