The Fine Art of California Indian Basketry

By Brian Bibby

Book Overview

After a search through private collections and public museums throughout the country, over sixty stunning examples of California Indian basketry were assembled for this book-some almost two hundred... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930588878
• ISBN13: 9780930588878
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

California Indian basketry

This catalog collects the exhibit with comments from Indian authorities on the styles and functions from 19th century to present. It is to honor the California tribes in the craftmanship and wisdom in their culture tradition. Native Americans dress, eat religious and language are different and unique and cannot be labelled as primitive and savage! They have their proud culture and heritage much earlier than Europe. This book helps reader understand and appreciate their proud tradition in California. To learn is to esteem.