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Book The Basket

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1903
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 76 pages

Download or read book The Basket written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Women s National Indian Association

Download or read book The Women s National Indian Association written by Valerie Sherer Mathes and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathes's edited volume, the first book to address the history of the WNIA, comprises essays by eight authors on the work of this important reform group.

Book From the Hands of a Weaver

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  • Author : Jacilee Wray
  • Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
  • Release : 2014-01-07
  • ISBN : 0806188405
  • Pages : 265 pages

Download or read book From the Hands of a Weaver written by Jacilee Wray and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millennia, Native artists on Olympic Peninsula, in what is now northwestern Washington, have created coiled and woven baskets using tree roots, bark, plant stems—and meticulous skill. From the Hands of a Weaver presents the traditional art of basket making among the peninsula’s Native peoples—particularly women—and describes the ancient, historic, and modern practices of the craft. Abundantly illustrated, this book also showcases the basketry collection of Olympic National Park. Baskets designed primarily for carrying and storing food have been central to the daily life of the Klallam, Twana, Quinault, Quileute, Hoh, and Makah cultures of Olympic Peninsula for thousands of years. The authors of the essays collected here, who include Native people as well as academics, explore the commonalities among these cultures and discuss their distinct weaving styles and techniques. Because basketry was interwoven with indigenous knowledge and culture throughout history, alterations in the art over time reflect important social changes. Using primary-source material as well as interviews, volume editor Jacilee Wray shows how Olympic Peninsula craftspeople participated in the development of the commercial basket industry, transforming useful but beautiful objects into creations appreciated as art. Other contributors address poaching of cedar and native grasses, and conservation efforts—contemporary challenges faced by basket makers. Appendices identify weavers and describe weaves attributed to each culture, making this an important reference for both scholars and collectors. Featuring more than 120 photographs and line drawings of historical and twentieth-century weavers and their baskets, this engaging book highlights the culture of distinct Native Northwest peoples while giving voice to individual artists, masters of a living art form.

Book Selling the Indian

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  • Author : Carter Jones Meyer
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 2001-08
  • ISBN : 9780816521487
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Selling the Indian written by Carter Jones Meyer and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays consider the selling of American Indian culture and how it affects the Native community, showing how appropriation of American Indian cultures have been persistent practices of American society over the last century, constituting a form of cultural imperialism that could contribute to the destruction of American Indian culture and identity.

Book American Indian Basketry and Other Native Arts

Download or read book American Indian Basketry and Other Native Arts written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Manual Training Magazine

Download or read book Manual Training Magazine written by Charles Alpheus Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Manual Training Magazine

Download or read book Manual Training Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Indian Basketry Magazine

Download or read book American Indian Basketry Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wheels of Her Own

Download or read book Wheels of Her Own written by Carla R. Lesh and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women used automobiles as soon as they had access to them. Black, Indigenous, and White American women utilized the automobile to improve their quality of life and achieve greater freedom. These women shared unique concerns and common aims as they negotiated their way through a time when advocacy for social change was undergoing a resurgence. The years that brought the automobile to the United States, 1893-1929, also brought increased legal and social restrictions based on racism and gender stereotypes. For women the automobile was a useful tool as they worked to improve their quality of life. The automobile provided a means for Black, Indigenous, and White women to pull away from limitations and work toward greater freedom. Exploring these key issues and more, this book is a history and social exploration of women and the automobile during the early automotive era.

Book Yosemite

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  • Author : Kate Nearpass Ogden
  • Publisher : Reaktion Books
  • Release : 2015-10-15
  • ISBN : 1780235631
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Yosemite written by Kate Nearpass Ogden and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1851 a small militia trekked through California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains and discovered a site so spectacular that, over the succeeding century and a half, millions of others would follow to gaze upon its splendor: Yosemite. Publishing in time for the 125th anniversary of Yosemite National Park, Kate Nearpass Ogden’s Yosemite offers a comprehensive look at both the scientific and cultural history of this remarkable place, exploring everything from its geological origins to the political will it took to preserve it. Known for its unusual and dramatic rock formations, breathtaking vistas, and treasure trove of waterfalls, Yosemite receives nearly four million visitors a year. Scanning over these crowds, Ogden soon leaves them to walk through Yosemite’s history, back to its original name, “Ahwahnee”—given by its Miwok inhabitants—and the tragic irony behind what we call it now, which early Anglo-American visitors mistook as the Miwok appellation, but which some scholars now suggest in fact means “there are killers among them.” Visiting with famed stewards such as John Muir, and lesser-known ones such as James Mason Hutchings and Galen Rowell, she recounts the valley’s discovery by westerners, exploration, exploitation, and its eventual preservation as one of the first National Parks. Ogden also looks at the many artworks it has inspired and the larger hold it has had on the imagination and our dreams of the unspoiled American west. Rich in detail and beautifully illustrated with everything from landscape photography to paintings inspired by its beauties, this book is a must read for anyone who has ever stepped into this incomparable valley—or anyone who has wanted to.

Book Basic Baskets

Download or read book Basic Baskets written by Mara Cary and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates techniques, tools, and materials for weaving simple baskets and provides a personal perspective on the aesthetic appeal of the craft.

Book The Nature of Basketry

Download or read book The Nature of Basketry written by Ed Rossbach and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 1986 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful book presents a wide variety of baskets with the author's view of "temporary" and "permanent" uses, and hundreds of photographs to illustrate his text. Basketmaking is a hand process that has never been mechanized and continues virtually unchanged in each part of the world. Here are found Asian, American and European ceremonial baskets, some of which support lavish facades of feathers and shells, as well as humble work baskets and those made quickly to satisfy a moment's need. Many traditional methods of converting plant materials into baskets are described with pictures of their constructions and discussions of their unique qualities.

Book Native American Basketry

Download or read book Native American Basketry written by Frank Porter and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1988-04-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography includes more than 1,100 entries from books, journals, newspaper articles, and dissertations concerning North American Indian basketry. More general cultural works with some information on basketry are also included, and the materials date from early ethnographic work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to 1987. . . . The introduction offers a good overview of research in Native American basketry, and although the annotations vary greatly in thoroughness and length, they are generally useful. This unique, well-produced bibliography is recommended for collections supporting programs in anthropology, crafts, or Native American Studies. Choice Interest in Native American basketry dates from the late 1800s, when an enthusiastic public, together with curators, academic collectors, and archaeologists, first began to appreciate the value and uniqueness of these beautiful hand-crafted artifacts. This bibliography is the first comprehensive guide to publications on the subject. Organized by major cultural areas of North America, it offers annotated listings of books, journal articles, dissertations, theses, monographs, and selected newspaper articles published over the last 100 years. In his introductory essay, Porter discusses the history of Native American basket making and the findings and views of some of the anthropologists, archaeologists, and popular writers whose works contribute to our knowledge of the subject. The bibliography is divided into eleven sections, each dealing with a specific geographical/cultural area. Entries are cross-referenced, and a comprehensive index gives convenient access to authors, titles, and subjects.

Book Basket Tales of the Grandmothers

Download or read book Basket Tales of the Grandmothers written by William A. Turnbaugh and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having received acclaim for their Indian Baskets, the Turnbaughs, anthropologists at the University of Rhode Island here collect over 250 traditional Native American narratives centering around the theme of baskets. They include many monochrome photographs of baskets, basketmakers, and other topics

Book The Baskets of Rural America

Download or read book The Baskets of Rural America written by Gloria Roth Teleki and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Baskets as Textile Art

Download or read book Baskets as Textile Art written by Ed Rossbach and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book illustrates and discusses a wide variety of baskets, from those in museum collections to those commonly used today. Work from all over the world is included. Ceremonial baskets which support lavish facades of feathers and shells appear alongside humble work baskets and those made quickly to satisfy a moment's need. Traditional methods of converting plant materials into baskets are described. Contructions are pictured and their special qualities examined. As a hand process that has never been mechanized, basketmaking continues virtually unchanged from what it was thousands of years ago. Having survived without fundamental modification or improvement basketry retains--and demonstrates clearly--basic characteristics of textiles; it provides a sort of touchstone of textile values. Baskets have never lost their identity as constructions of fiber; their modular nature has always been easily perceptible, their patterns continually show their development from intersecting linear elements. Today baskets are being looked at as 'fiber sculpture'. Yet they are no different now than they have always been. The world has changed around them, so that baskets are perceived differently. 'Baskets as Textile Art' is concerned with a contemporary response to this ancient technology"--Publisher's description, p. [2] of dust jacket.