North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson

North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson

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North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson

This ample, carefully researched volume contains more than 360 royalty-free designs, each meticulously rendered from embellishments on Indian blankets, pottery, blankets, clothing, carvings, paintings, metalwork, or other artifacts in various museums and private collections. The illustrations span 2,000 years -- from prehistoric pipe bowls carved in stone that date back to 100 B.C., to 20th-century painted pottery designs that are based on traditional motifs.
Florals, hunting scenes, stylized plants and animals, mythological figures, geometrics, double-curve motifs, feather designs, pictographs, border patterns, and many other designs have been selected and reproduced from the painted pottery of the Hopi, Hohokam, and Pueblo Indians; Navajo blankets and silverwork; wampum belts, quill work from M tis skin coats; parfleches (rawhide containers), buffalo hides, and ceremonial pipes of the Sioux and other Plains Indians; antler combs of the Susquehannock and Seneca Iroquois; carved and painted masks; Chilkat blankets, spindle whorls, baskets and basket hats from the Northwest Coast; and many other examples of native North American art.
In addition to the wealth of authentic pictorial images, the author has provided an informative introduction outlining the principal developments in Indian arts and crafts with particular reference to the techniques used in pottery, basketry, weaving, and more. Notes on the designs give dates, dimensions, present locations of the artifacts and other data, while a bibliography suggests books for further reading.
Artists and craftspeople seeking genuine Indian designs will find this easily affordable, royalty-free volume an abundant source of timeless images. Students, teachers, art and cultural historians, as well as anyone interested in Indian art will welcome this impressive array of fine designs produced by the native people of North America.

Charles Bagwell is a pediatric surgeon, and father -- of 5 children and 2 pups, Shaylee and Derby. After busy days caring for sick children, he enjoys fly fishing, triathlons, and playing tennis with wife, Louise. He directs Children's Medical Services, a non-profit foundation caring for underserved areas of the Caribbean.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780486253411
ISBN 10 0486253414
Titre North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
Auteur Eva Wilson
Série Dover Pictorial Archive
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Dover Publications Inc.
Année de publication 1987-04-01
Nombre de pages 128
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note Non disponible