Apache Indian Baskets

by Clara Lee Tanner

Overview

Nearly 300 illustrations capture weaving intricacies in this "beautiful, large-format book . . . . A comprehensive survey which will serve as a major reference for years to come" (El Palacio).

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816536917
Publisher:	University of Arizona Press
Publication date:	12/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	204
File size:	38 MB
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About the Author

Clara Lee Tanner has been a member of the Anthropology Department at the University of Arizona since 1928, and has authored numerous books and articles on American Indian arts. Among her many awards and honors are the 50th Anniversary Award of the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Association, recognition by the National Federation of Press Women, and inclusion in “Who’s Who.”

Table of Contents

Contents Looking Backward Chapter 1. Prehistoric and Historic Background Chapter 2. Technical Background Chapter 3. Decoration Chapter 4. Western Apache Basketry Chapter 5. Jicarilla Apache Basketry Chapter 6. Mescalero Apache Basketry Chapter 7. Problems and Perspectives Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

"An unusually detailed, useful and attractive guide for collectors and students." —Los Angeles Times

"A fine contribution to Southwestern Indian art studies and should be a useful and inspiring reference for many years to come." —American Indian Quarterly

"The text is written with painstaking care and is accompanied by photographs of Apache baskets and highly detailed drawings. . . . Will stand . . . as the definitive work on the subject for many years to come."—Journal of Arizona History

"Tanner has a way of knowing what people want to know and of making it available and interesting to the general reader as well as to the scholar." —Choice

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