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1) Passage to Juneau: a sea and its meanings

Author

Raban, Jonathan

Publisher

Pantheon Books

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

Description

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Jonathan Raban is about to sail alone from Seattle to the Alaskan Panhandle, following an ancient sea route rich in history, riddles, and whirlpools. It's the perfect setting for Raban's prodigious intellect, eloquence, and eye for detail. Passage to Juneau is not a travel thriller; the trip is hazardous, but that's not the point. Instead, Raban takes us on a journey of contemplation, literature, lore, mythology, and science. We learn about the canoe...

2) The life & art of the North American Indian

Author

Warner, John Anson

Publisher

Chartwell Books

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

3) Indian art in America: the arts and crafts of the North American Indian

Author

Dockstader, Frederick J

Language

English

4) North American Indian art

Author

Furst, Peter T

Publisher

Rizzoli

Pub. Date

[1982]

Language

English

5) Passionate hobby: Rudolf Frederick Haffenreffer and the King Philip Museum

Series

Studies in anthropology and material culture ; 6

Pub. Date

1994

Language

English

6) The arts of the North American Indian: native traditions in evolution

Publisher

Hudson Hills Press in association with Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

Description

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Fourteen authorities explore sociology, anthropology, art history of Native American creativity.

7) Native America: arts, traditions, and celebrations

Author

Mather, Christine

Publisher

C. Potter

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

8) Native North American art

Author

Berlo, Janet Catherine

Series

Oxford history of art

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

1998.

Language

English

9) The art of the Northwest Coast Indians

Author

Glubok, Shirley

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

[1975]

Language

English

Description

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Text and photographs examine the artistic heritage of the Indiantribes inhabiting the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada.

10) Primitive art: pre-Columbian, North American Indian, African, Oceanic

Publisher

H. N. Abrams

Pub. Date

1979.

Language

English

11) North American Indian art

Author

Penney, David W

Series

World of art

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

12) Voices of the people

Author

Bruchac, Joseph

Publisher

Reycraft Books

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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"Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist"--

13) Authentic Indian designs: 2500 illustrations from Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Series

Dover pictorial archive

Publisher

Dover Publications

Pub. Date

[1975]

Language

English

14) Totem poles: an illustrated guide

Author

Halpin, Marjorie M

Series

Museum note ; 3

Publisher

University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology

Pub. Date

1981.

Language

English

Description

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Presents an illustrated history of the totem poles of the Native peoples of the Northwest Coast and examines their form and meaning, origin and cultural significance to those in the Pacific Northwest.