Southwest Native American Arts and Material Culture
Author: Nancy J. Parezo
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 744
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Author: Nancy J. Parezo
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 744
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 790
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dorothy S. Sides
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-03-05
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 0486155242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe decorative art of the Indians of the American Southwest has long been recognized as one of the most beautiful art traditions in the primitive world. It demonstrates a technical skill with simple materials, a symbolic richness, and a faculty for creating rich effects by the imaginative use of ornament that are all almost unique. Museums use Pueblo ceramics for display pieces, and modern artists and crafters have turned eagerly to the handwork of prehistoric Indian women for inspiration and working ideas. Mrs. Dorothy Sides, a noted artist and collector, has gathered together and redrawn in black and white nearly 300 examples of the finest authentic Southwestern Indian decoration that she has seen in a lifetime of study. She has not limited her selection to one period or style, however; to make her book as useful as possible, she has selected material ranging from the thirteenth century great geometric art of the Pueblos to the handcrafts carried on by the nomadic and Pueblo peoples of the present. The main emphasis of this volume is on ceramic decoration, and Mrs. Sides includes pieces from the rich archeological sites of Pecos, Sikyatki, the Mimbres, and modern Pueblo pottery from Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, and the Hopi. She also includes designs and motifs from the basketry of the Apache, Pima, and Papago; beadwork from the Mohave; authentic Zuni masks; Hopi kachina dolls; and sand paintings and blanket designs from the Navajo. This broad coverage of beautiful ornament illustrates many different art styles to fit every situation: geometric designs based upon balanced mirror fields of design, symbolic figures of the thunderbird, and modern stylizations. All is beautiful and imaginative. Any crafter working with ceramics will find this book indispensable as a source of rich, easily used, powerful design; workers in wood, weavers, metal workers, and leather workers will find that it will enlarge their decorative resources considerably. It also offers unusual and eye-catching designs for commercial artists who wish to do work suggesting travel, handcrafts, the Southwest, or the social sciences. Individual drawings are royalty-free and may be reproduced without fee or permission. "Worthy of an honored place in the library of aboriginal American art." — F. H. Hodge, Director, Southwestern Museum.
Author: Andrew Hunter Whiteford
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014-02-25
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1466864761
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis eBook is best viewed on a color device. North American Indian Arts is a fascinating introduction to the arts and crafts reflected in the material culture of North American Indians. Knowledge of the skills and techniques developed by the various Native American tribes, and the fine materials produced provides a key to understanding the rich diversity of native cultures. Packed with information and authentic full-color illustrations, this handsome guide will be welcomed by everyone interested in American cultural history.
Author: Marit K. Munson
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Published: 2011-04-16
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 0759120250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchaeologists seldom study ancient art, even though art is fundamental to the human experience. The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest argues that archaeologists should study ancient artifacts as artwork, as applying the term 'art' to the past raises new questions about artists, audiences, and the works of art themselves. Munson proposes that studies of ancient artwork be based on standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoretical insights of disciplines such as art history, visual studies, and psychology. Using examples drawn from the American Southwest, The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest discusses artistic practice in ancestral Pueblo and Mimbres ceramics and the implications of context and accessibility for the audiences of painted murals and rock art. Studies of Hohokam figurines and rock art illustrate methods for studying ancient images, while the aesthetics of ancient art are suggested by work on ceramics and kivas from Chaco Canyon. This book will be of interest to archaeologists working in the Southwest who want to broaden their perspective on the past. It will also appeal to archaeologists in other parts of the world and to anthropologists, art historians, and those who are intrigued by the material world, aesthetics, and the visual.
Author: Michael G Johnson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-04-20
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 178096188X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. It was in the Southwest – modern Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California and other neighboring states – that the first major clashes took place between 16th-century Spanish conquistadors and the indigenous peoples of North America. This history of contact, conflict, and coexistence with first the Spanish, then their Mexican settlers, and finally the Americans, gives a special flavor to the region. Despite nearly 500 years of white settlement and pressure, the traditional cultures of the peoples of the Southwest survive today more strongly than in any other region. The best-known clashes between the whites and the Indians of this region are the series of Apache wars, particularly between the early 1860s and the late 1880s. However, there were other important regional campaigns over the centuries – for example, Coronado's battle against the Zuni at Hawikuh in 1540, during his search for the legendary “Seven Cities of Cibola”; the Pueblo Revolt of 1680; and the Taos Revolt of 1847 – and warriors of all of these are described and illustrated in this book.
Author: Petra Press
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Published: 2006-06-23
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781403487698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the beliefs, inventions, and materials that helped the art and culture of North America to develope.
Author: Laboratory of Anthropology (Museum of New Mexico)
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Laboratory of Anthropology, the Museum of New Mexico's anthropological research unit, presents selections from its famed Southwest Indian art and artifacts collection. Essays by noted scholars in the field illuminate the change and continuity over two thousand years of Native American basketry, textiles, pottery, and jewelry, while developing the connections between prehistoric, historic, and contemporary trends and traditions.
Author: Christine Mather
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrates the traditions of the American Indians in 400 photographs of pottery, jewelry, blankets, baskets, masks, totem poles, dances and powwows.
Author: Radoslaw Palonka
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2022-07-07
Total Pages: 391
ISBN-13: 1793648743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Art in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest: An Archaeology of Native American Cultures, Radosław Palonka reconstructs the development of pre-Hispanic Native American cultures and tribes in the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest. Palonka also examines the wider context through the lenses of settlement studies and social transformation, while paying close attention to the material manifestations of pre-Hispanic beliefs, including intricately decorated ceramics and rock art iconography in paintings and petroglyphs.