Native Arts of North America

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Native Arts of North America
Christian F. Feest. 193 illustrations, 20 in colour
The craftsmanship of the native North American peoples is now regarded as art of a high order, yet not until the early twentieth century did it become the subject of aesthetic discussion. The varied and vital forms of native artifacts — from the totem poles of the Northwest Coast to the rock engravings of the Anasazi — create an extraordinary record of native traditions and their subtle interactions with European influence. Classifying surviving works by material and technique, the author covers a huge field — a thousand tribes and about 200 languages. He shows that many tribal art traditions went through a flourishing period after the arrival of whites before settling into the still fruitful no-man's land of marketable 'ethnic art'. The works described and illustrated are outstanding examples, and range from an Arapaho Ghost Dance dress to Buffalo Meat's self-portrait, from Seminole... Tovább

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WORLD OF ART
Native Arts of North America
Christian F. Feest. 193 illustrations, 20 in colour
The craftsmanship of the native North American peoples is now regarded as art of a high order, yet not until the early twentieth century did it become the subject of aesthetic discussion. The varied and vital forms of native artifacts — from the totem poles of the Northwest Coast to the rock engravings of the Anasazi — create an extraordinary record of native traditions and their subtle interactions with European influence. Classifying surviving works by material and technique, the author covers a huge field — a thousand tribes and about 200 languages. He shows that many tribal art traditions went through a flourishing period after the arrival of whites before settling into the still fruitful no-man's land of marketable 'ethnic art'. The works described and illustrated are outstanding examples, and range from an Arapaho Ghost Dance dress to Buffalo Meat's self-portrait, from Seminole appliqué work of the 1890s to a Tlingit spoon carved from mountain goat horn; all of them works of art that testify to a vast field of achievement. For this edition, the author has supplied a new epilogue and a completely rewritten and updated bibliography. 'Clear-cut and useful definitions of tribal art . . . super illustrations . . . effective summary of native artistic techniques and styles' (Popular Archaeology)
Thames and Hudson
Updated edition Vissza