American Indian Artifacts: How to Identify, Evaluate and Care for Your Collection [SOLD]

AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS—How to Identify, Evaluate & Care for Your Collection

By Ellen Woods

Publisher: Seven Locks Press, Santa Ana, California, 1997

Soft cover, first edition, 1997, 220 pages, illustrated

Contents

Chapter 1. Collecting American Indian Art and Artifacts

Chapter 2. Native American Baskets

Chapter 3. American Indian Pottery

Chapter 4. Quillwork, Beadwork, and Other American Indian Decorated Collectibles

Chapter 5. Wood and Hide Collectibles

Chapter 6. American Indian Weavings

Chapter 7. American Indian Jewelry

Chapter 8. Stone, Bone, Horn, Shell, and Ivory Collectibles

Chapter 9. General Information

Book Description:

Wouldn't it be terrific to become an expert in a given field without putting in years of practice? American Indian Artifacts builds upon the author's [many] years of experience in collecting and shows the reader how to avoid the pitfalls.

Journey back to a simpler time by comparing and evaluating the handiwork of American Indians. The history, design, and identification of numerous collectibles, such as baskets, pottery, quill and beadwork, hides, and jewelry, are marvelously presented.

This book is destined to become the new and trusted guidebook for both the beginning and expert collector.