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Spirits in the Art
From the Plains and Southwest Indian Cultures, by James A. Hanson
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Over 900 objects are illustrated in 264 color
plates. The collection, assembled over 50 years by noted art dealer
Forrest Fenn and his father, contains never-before seen works of Plains
and Southwest Indian Art. The objects include the largest collection
extant of Kiowa and
Comanche footwear and strike-a-light bags, 12,000
year-old cache of Clovis Man spear points, unique artifacts from
long-abandoned
San Lazaro Pueblo, and a large assemblage of plains and
southwestern beaded and quilled objects.
This book is a must for students of native American history and
ethnology, for folk and primitive art collectors, and for any person
interested in the dynamic and fascinating relationships of two cultures
and races in friendship and confrontation.
The 64,000 word text by ethno historian James Hanson covers the gamut of
history, correcting myths and misinterpretations about Native Americans,
from their arrival on this continent to the origins of the custom of
scalping. He brings a vast store of field and archival research to the
task.
The work includes an amazing array of shields, shirts, war bonnets,
dresses, moccasins, belts, bags,
dolls, toys, quivers, lances, jewelry,
parfleches,
baskets,
pots, and bowls, roaches, masks, kachinas, beads,
fetishes, bows, leggings and so on.
The text discusses the evolution of design and manufacturing techniques
that will assist the reader in identifying tribe and time period of
historical Indian artifacts.
There is no other book available that covers the range of tribes and
types of artifacts included in Spirits in the Art.
Please
click on the various items mentioned to view artifacts pictured in
this book.
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