Art of Indigenous Peoples


"Weaving is Life"

Navajo Weavings From the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American Collection

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Features multiple generations of Navajo weavers. This work demonstrates how Navajo weaving functions as an important carrier of cultural values. It features artists such as D Y Begay, Grace Henderson Nez, Mary Henderson Begay, Gloria Jean Begay, Glenabah Hardy, Irene Clark, Teresa Clark, Lillie Taylor, Rosie Taylor, and Diane Taylor-Beall. With 40 colour illustrations. Paperback, 80 pages. Size: 255 x 205 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (McLerran, Jennifer, ed.)
ISBN:  0295986522
Publisher:  University of Washington Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Native Moderns"

American Indian Painting, 1940-1960

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"Objects/Histories" series; Focuses on the work of Native American artists including Pueblo painters Jose Lente and Jimmy Byrnes. This book argues for recognizing the transformative work of these Native American artists as distinctly modern, and he explains how bringing Native American modernism to the foreground rewrites the broader canon of American modernism. With 34 photographs (28 in colour). Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 253 x 181 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Anthes, Bill
ISBN:  0822338661
Publisher:  Duke University Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Art of Indigenous Peoples

"The Tribal Arts of Africa"

Surveying Africa's Artistic Geography

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Studying the tribes of 49 areas south of the Sahara, this text looks at social and political structures as well as artistic production. The art is analyzed according to type - masks, statues, utensils, furniture and jewelry. Further information on artistically related tribes is also provided. With 865 illustrations, 195 in colour. New ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 305 x 225 mm. Weight: 821g.
Author:  Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste
ISBN:  0500282315
Publisher:  Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Cave Art"

A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe

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A guidebook to all the decorated Ice Age caves open to the public. It covers more than fifty caves in France, Spain, Italy and Sicily, Portugal, Russia and England; and also includes sites with open-air Ice Age art, and relevant museums and centres. With approx. 50 photographs & plans. 3. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 201 x 135 mm. Weight: 425g.
Author:  Bahn, Paul G.
ISBN:  0711226555
Publisher:  Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Shades of Black"

Assembling Black Arts in 1980S Britain

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"A John Hope Franklin Center Book" series; In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. With 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 253 x 201 mm. Weight: 1183g.
Author:  Baucom, Ian Boyce, Sonia (Bailey, David A., ed.)
ISBN:  0822334208
Publisher:  Duke University Press
Date:  2005  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Asen, Ancestors, and Vodun"

Tracing Change in African Art

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Asen, metal sculptures of southern Benin, West Africa, are created to honour the dead. This work traces more than 150 years of transformations in the manufacture and symbolic meanings of asen against the backdrop of a slave-raiding monarchy, domination by French colonialism, and postcolonial political and social change. With 83 illustrations. Hardback, 208 pages. Weight: 472g.
Author:  Bay, Edna G.
ISBN:  0252032551
Publisher:  University of Illinois Press
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Native North American Art"

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"Oxford History of Art" series; An investigation of the indigenous arts of the US and Canada in the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series. The importance of these arts to the integrity of spiritual, social, political and economic systems within Native North American societies is considered through issues such as gender, representation, the colonial encounter and contemporary arts. With 53 colour plates, numerous black and white halftones, 16 line drawings, 8 maps. Paperback, 302 pages. Size: 238 x 167 mm. Weight: 719g.
Author:  Berlo, Janet Catherine Phillips, Ruth
ISBN:  0192842188
Publisher:  Oxford University Press
Date:  1998  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Baule"

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"Visions of Africa" series; The Baule descend from the Akan peoples who inhabit Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The Baule possess one of the most diversified of arts. Their art encompasses every form of creation: not only masks and statuettes, but also sculpted doors, decorated divination boxes, and gold jewels. This work covers this topic. With 64 col., 15 b.&w. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 678g.
Author:  Boyer, Alain-Michel
ISBN:  8874393865
Publisher:  Five Continents Editions,Italy
Date:  2008  (Italy)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Aboriginal Designs"

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"Design Source Books" series; Provides a source of ideas and inspiration for various craftspeople and artists. This work presents designs that can be used as stencil or embroidery patterns, stationery designs, furniture decoration, glass painting guides or whatever your imagination chooses. It can also be photocopied, traced, coloured, and used for your own designs. With patterns throughout. Paperback, 32 pages. Size: 292 x 216 mm. Weight: 177g.
Author:  Brown, Penny
ISBN:  1844482537
Publisher:  Search Press Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Painting for the Gods"

Art and Aesthetics of Yoruba Religious Murals

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Art and Aesthetics of Yoruba Religious Murals. With illustrations. Paperback, 232 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 367g.
Author:  Campbell, Bolaji
ISBN:  159221438X
Publisher:  Africa Research & Publications
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Aztec and Other Mexican Indian Designs"

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"A Barbara Holdridge Book" series; Serpents, monsters, calendar stone designs, eagles, sun designs, architectural ornaments, pottery decoration and other designs. With b&w illus. 4. Paperback, 48 pages. Size: 280 x 215 mm. Weight: 200g.
Author:  Caraway, C.
ISBN:  0880450517
Publisher:  Stemmer House Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Date:  1984  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"The Shan"

Culture, Arts and Crafts

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The culture of the Shan peoples of Burma and their rulers. With illustrations. Hardback, 212 pages. Size: 279 x 213 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  Conway, Susan
ISBN:  9749863062
Publisher:  River Books,Thailand
Date:  2006  (Thailand)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Ndebele"

The Art of an African Tribe

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Courtney-Clarke's classic photographic work is the result of five years spent visiting the Ndebele of the southern Transvaal and recording their art. The people were violently treated and forcibly resettled so that, in many cases, these pictures are the only surviving documents of their work. With 188 colour illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 204 pages. Size: 280 x 280 mm. Weight: 1479g.
Author:  Courtney-Clarke, Margaret Goldblatt, David
ISBN:  0500283877
Publisher:  Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Ecuador"

The Secret Art of Pre-Columbian Ecuadaor

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Features some of the most magnificent works of art produced by the people that inhabited the territory of Ecuador before the arrival of the Spaniards. This book presents a picture of this mosaic of settlements, which fostered exchange in ceremonies and cult objects. It also includes a collection of essays by experts in Ecuadorian archaeology. With 198 col. Hardback, 360 pages. Size: 300 x 250 mm. Weight: 2604g.
Author:  Cummins, Thomas (Cruz, Ivan, ed.)
ISBN:  8874393377
Publisher:  Five Continents Editions,Italy
Date:  2006  (Italy)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

"Native American Arts and Cultures"

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"The Davis Arts & Cultures Series" series; With illustrations. Hardback, 128 pages. Size: 260 x 229 mm. Weight: 745g.
Author:  D'Alleva, Anne
ISBN:  0871922487
Publisher:  Davis Publications Inc.,U.S.
Date:  1993  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Art of Indigenous Peoples

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