Blackfeet Crafts
Author: John Canfield Ewers
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Published: 1945
Total Pages: 76
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Author: John Canfield Ewers
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Published: 1945
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carrie Alberta Lyford
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Published: 1940
Total Pages: 118
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"...we have tried here to present designs known to be Sioux, for use in Sioux schools. The purpose of the book is a practical one. Though we have striven for accuracy, our aim has not been an exhaustive scientific study. Rather, it has been to bring together a representative collection of designs and to explain them, so that practical workers, both students and teachers, may be able to recognize the bead and quillwork of the western Sioux and to make it for themselves. The art has changed in the past and those who understand its style and uses may use their imaginations to develop it still more, while keeping it Indian and Sioux."--Introduction, page 9.
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Published: 1940
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Terri Cohlene
Publisher: Turtleback
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780606050043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of stars, also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cheyenne Indians.
Author: William C. Orchard
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2022-02-03
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 3752471581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original from 1916.
Author: William C. Orchard
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes and illustrates technique in an attempt to bring about an appreciation of the complexity of the art of porcupine-quill work.
Author: Bernadine Ten Fingers
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeffrey D. Anderson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2013-02-11
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 0806188855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than a hundred years ago, anthropologists and other researchers collected and studied hundreds of examples of quillwork once created by Arapaho women. Since that time, however, other types of Plains Indian art, such as beadwork and male art forms, have received greater attention. In Arapaho Women’s Quillwork, Jeffrey D. Anderson brings this distinctly female art form out of the darkness and into its rightful spotlight within the realms of both art history and anthropology. Beautifully illustrated with more than 50 color and black-and-white images, this book is the first comprehensive examination of quillwork within Arapaho ritualized traditions. Until the early twentieth century and the disruption of removal, porcupine quillwork was practiced by many indigenous cultures throughout North America. For Arapahos, quillwork played a central role in religious life within their most ancient and sacred traditions. Quillwork was manifest in all life transitions and appeared on paraphernalia for almost all Arapaho ceremonies. Its designs and the meanings they carried were present on many objects used in everyday life, such as cradles, robes, leanback covers, moccasins, pillows, and tipi ornaments, liners, and doors. Anderson demonstrates how, through the action of creating quillwork, Arapaho women became central participants in ritual life, often studied as the exclusive domain of men. He also shows how quillwork challenges predominant Western concepts of art and creativity: adhering to sacred patterns passed down through generations of women, it emphasized not individual creativity, but meticulous repetition and social connectivity—an approach foreign to many outside observers. Drawing on the foundational writings of early-nineteenth-century ethnographers, extensive fieldwork conducted with Northern Arapahos, and careful analysis of museum collections, Arapaho Women’s Quillwork masterfully shows the importance of this unique art form to Arapaho life and honors the devotion of the artists who maintained this tradition for so many generations.
Author: Eileen Charbonneau
Publisher: Forge Books
Published: 1999-07-15
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 1466813865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRachel LeMoyne, a mixed-blood Choctaw raised in a Presbyterian mission, knows that her calling in 1847 is to travel to Ireland to feed the starving people there with her own people's life-giving surplus corn. But she never expects to find a husband among the hungry and grief-stricken people--especially not a husband considered to be an outlaw. When Rachel and Darragh return to America as husband and wife, a new challenge awaits her: they must flee to escape the authorities still searching for Darragh. But with the Irish, like the Blacks and Indians, deemed "unfit for liberty," facing factories posting "No Irish Need Apply" signs, the only place to go is west to the wild country promised to anyone who can survive the journey. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006-11-09
Total Pages: 1277
ISBN-13: 0195189485
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.