NATIVE AMERICAN ART by William C. Ketchum, Jr. [SOLD]

NATIVE AMERICAN ART

by William C. Ketchum, Jr.

Publisher: Tiger Books International, London

First Edition, hardcover, slip jacket, 1997

Excellent condition, 128 pages: Beautifully illustrated in color

The art of Native America was bound up in the social, ceremonial, and economic life of the community; thus, it can be called a true “folk art.”  The craftsmanship employed with regard to such work—which includes everything from basketry, pottery, and weapons to ritual and household objects and sculptural and pictorial forms—varied greatly from one region to another, and was invariably the product of an extended period of local development and refinement in highly specialized techniques.

Contents

Introduction

Basketry—The Earliest Art Form

The Potter’s Craft

Textiles in Trade

Dolls as Toys and Ritual Objects

Sculptural Forms

Community Arts: Household and Hunt

Beadwork and Jewelry

The Native American Artist

Index