Arts of the Indian Americas: Leaves from the Sacred Tree
by Highwater, Jamake
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0064301354
- ISBN 13
- 9780064301350
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers; Icon Editions, 1983. 372 pages, [12] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. First paperback edition. "This is a comprehensive one-volume survey of the Indian arts of the Western Hemisphere from pre-columbian times to the present. Beginnng with a general historical and cultural background of the arts of the Indian American by geographical area, Highwater discusses the images, symbols and meanings and techniques of this art as an intrinsic part of daily life, ceremony, religion and history. The book organizes the different arts by medium, with geographical areas included within each medium. Art forms covered include: basketry, textiles, skinwork, featherwork, beadwork, pottery, carving and sculpture, metalwork, mosaics, painting, oral and written literature, music, dance and ritual. Also includes a list of museums and galleries of Indian arts." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
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- Title
- Arts of the Indian Americas: Leaves from the Sacred Tree
- Author
- Highwater, Jamake
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0064301354
- ISBN 13
- 9780064301350
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers; Icon Editions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- American / 1. Native American;
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