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Harmony by hand : art of the Southwest Indians, basketry, weaving, pottery / text by Patrick Houlihan ... [et al.]

Contributor(s):

Houlihan, Patrick

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco : Chronicle Books , c1987.Description: 108 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:

9780877014263

Subject(s):

Indian art -- -Southwest, New

DDC classification:

745.08 HAR

LOC classification:

E78.S7 H26 1987

Summary: This excellent work presents masterpieces of basketry, weaving, and pottery, all of which reflect the bold designs and strong traditions of Southwest Indian artists. The works illustrated are from art collections of eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century Apache, Hopi, Havasupai, Pima, and Navajo artists using traditional materials and methods. More than 60 high-quality, full-color and black-and-white photographs depict art objects such as ceremonial rug blankets, ritual baskets, and water jars, as well as breathtaking vistas of the southwestern landscape. Well-written essays by scholars and art historians discuss construction methods and the people involved in the art.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	745.08 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013050

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 104-106.

This excellent work presents masterpieces of basketry, weaving, and pottery, all of which reflect the bold designs and strong traditions of Southwest Indian artists. The works illustrated are from art collections of eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century Apache, Hopi, Havasupai, Pima, and Navajo artists using traditional materials and methods. More than 60 high-quality, full-color and black-and-white photographs depict art objects such as ceremonial rug blankets, ritual baskets, and water jars, as well as breathtaking vistas of the southwestern landscape. Well-written essays by scholars and art historians discuss construction methods and the people involved in the art.

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