Columbia River Basketry: Gift of the Ancestors, Gift of the Earth (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book)

Book Description

Baskets made by the people of the mid-Columbia River are among the finest examples of Indian textile art in North America, and they are included in the collections of most major museums. The traditional designs and techniques of construction reveal a great artistic heritage that links modern basketmakers to their ancestors, Yet baskets are also everyday objects of a utilitarian nature that reveal much about mid-Columbia culture---a flat twined bag has greatest value when it is plump with dried roots, a coiled basket when full of huckleberries.

In Columbia River Basketry, Mary Schlick writes about the weavers who at the time of European contact lived along the Columbia River from just above its confluence with the Yakima River westward to the vicinity of present-day Portland, Oregon, and Indian groups living along the river, she presents the baskets in the context of the lives of the people who created and used them. She also writes about the descendants of the early basket weavers, to whom either basketry skills have been passed and from whom she herself learned to make baskets. Schlick blends mythology, personal reminiscences, materials, and basketry techniques.

Written with deep understanding and appreciatoin of the artists and their work, Columbia River Basketry will be an inspirational sourcebook for basket weavers and other craftspeople. It will also serve as an invaluable reference for scholars, curators, and collectors in identifying, dating, and interpreting examples of Columbia River basketry.

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get it before it's gone!.......2002-01-25

Ms. Schlick is the uncontested expert on native American basketry of the Columbia Plateau (eastern Washington and Oregon) and she knows and has the admiration of many--perhaps all--of the current weavers. Her book finally puts a face and name on the creators of the baskets and sees them as individual artists. I can't believe this book has been allowed to go out of print--get it while you can.

Indian Baskets (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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If I could give it a higher rating, I would
The book I longed to find on this topic.

Indian Baskets (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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ASIN: 0764319000

Book Description

Explore the stunning diversity of North American Indian and Eskimo baskets, from little-known native basketry to the more common forms. This colorful book combines manufacturing techniques, raw materials, forms, and decoration with information on native lifestyles. More than 175 regional and tribal styles are documented in an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated format. Readers will be able to identify their own Indian baskets using this guide's standardized terminology, identification keys, glossary, maps, and bibliographies. Hundreds of baskets were photographed for this volume in color and in black-and-white. Many are from the famous and unparalleled collection of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University where the authors began their basketry research in the 1970s.

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If I could give it a higher rating, I would.......2002-03-18

Completely indispensable text for the weaver, curator, researcher, student, collector or just plain curious. Not a theoretical text; rather, the intent is to enable the reader to identify any basketry work produced by Native North Americans from the Arctic to the Southeast.

This book has scores of photos, including a preliminary section where baskets from each geographical region are reproduced in good color photos. Good but simple overview of the history of Native basketry, *great* overview of techniques with schematic drawings. Also has a thorough bibliography. A must-have reference book for any Native American or art-focused library.

The book I longed to find on this topic........1999-08-26

I first learned of this book from a basket trader in Tucson who was explaining why I could never find any Pima baskets that matched a photograph in a booklet I had. He suspected the photographer used a brown filter to enhance the appearance. He pulled out a copy of "Indian Baskets" to show me the difference and told me if I was serious about baskets I needed to get this book. In it, I found along with beautiful photographs large enough to see in detail of many tribes' baskets: an encyclopedia of information including a list of tribes that still made baskets with descriptions of the designs each uses, detailed drawings and descriptions of the many different stitches used in baskets, a chart that can be used to find which tribes make baskets with your favorite stitches, and even a list of prices for baskets sold a few years ago. It was the book I longed to find on this topic. The one obvious omission was a list of sites where tribes sell baskets today, but fortunately that information is readily available from other sources.

Big Book of Indian Beadwork Designs (Dover Needlework Series)

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a great pattern book
80 PAGES OF COOL DESIGNS!
Great book of designs
Great book of designs

Big Book of Indian Beadwork Designs (Dover Needlework Series)
Kay Doherty Bennett
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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The Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork: A Definitive Study of Authentic Tools, Materials, Techniques, and Styles

ASIN: 0486402835

Book Description

Easy-to-follow diagrams and simple instructions enable even beginners to create a host of striking Native American designs. Color-coded patterns for buffalo, kachinas, eagles, and more will add delightful ornamental touches to T-shirts, lend distinctive touches to handbags, headbands, and belts, and enhance cushion covers, table linens, and other household accessories.

Customer Reviews:

a great pattern book.......2005-11-05

I was so excited when I received this book. There are lots of wonderful patterns to do. It is in my opinion the best bead book I have found so far. thank you...

80 PAGES OF COOL DESIGNS!.......2005-09-21

It is in black and white, a minor problem for just doing the designs off the pages. But I solved that problem by coloring them in. There are 3-5 designs on most of the pages, not all really Native beadwork but well worth the price for ALL the designs for LOOMERS! It is hard anymore to find a book with so many loom ideas and this one is FILLED with them. Ther are a few small mistakes in a couple patterns but nothing worth complaining about. This is not an instruction book! Be warned you need to know how to do beadwork to use this book. Photo copy the pages so you can work on colors of your own choosing other than the ones offered if you don't like the combinations. It is a book you can get use out of for years!

Great book of designs.......2004-05-08

I highly recommend this book because it offers a vast array of designs to choose from. Every design is unique and individual and will give your project a one-of-a-kind look.

Great book of designs.......2004-05-08

I recommend this book because it has a lot of interesting and unique designs. A must for anyone interested in American Indian beadwork.

The Complete Book of Seminole Patchwork (Dover Needlework Series)

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colorful
Must-have for your patchwork library

The Complete Book of Seminole Patchwork (Dover Needlework Series)
Beverly Rush , and Lassie Wittman
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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ASIN: 0486276171

Book Description

Fascinating introduction to a unique form of needlecraft distinguished by bright horizontal patterns and created by sewing, cutting, and rearranging strips of multicolored bands. Simply written, profusely illustrated volume includes a glossary of important terms and displays varied patchwork patterns along with instructions for reading assembly diagrams.

Customer Reviews:

colorful.......2007-09-21

Simply Seminole : Techniques & Designs in Quilt MakingThe Complete Book of Seminole Patchwork (Dover Needlework Series)
Both books are easy to understand and the patterns are colorful!

Must-have for your patchwork library.......2006-08-18

While the construction methods given are old-fashioned, this book is full of marvleous examples and ideas for creating your own Seminole Patchwork designs. Beverly Rush gives easy-to-understand instructions, plenty of background material, and a super foundation for taking this technique in many different directions. The photos of her work are very inspiring - I bought it because of the inside back cover illustrations, but now it's my favorite book on the subject. Definitely a must-have for anyone interested in the topic.

Traditional Native American Arts and Activities (Celebrating our Heritage)

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Traditional Native American Crafts and Activities

Traditional Native American Arts and Activities (Celebrating our Heritage)
Arlette N. Braman
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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If You Lived With The Hopi Indians (If You.)

ASIN: 0471359920

Book Description

Did you ever wonder what life might be like in a Native American village? What would you eat, and how would you pass the long winter nights? In this book, you can find out by cooking and eating traditional Catawba roasted corn, making your own Lakota beaded wristband, or creating a decorative Zuni water jar. At the same time, you'll be exploring indigenous cultures from the Inuit of the Arctic to the Tohono O'odam of the Sonoran Desert. You'll be amazed and delighted by the wealth of fascinating facts and exciting things to do and make in Traditional Native American Arts and Activities.

Jam-packed with fun and easy-to-follow projects, recipes, and games, this captivating book explores what makes the heritage of Native Americans so unique and wonderful. Where else can you learn how to sew a Tlingit button blanket, stir up a yummy Yupik wild raspberry dessert, or make a coaster using a traditional Seminole patchwork design? Encounter the stories and customs of the early North Americans, and of their descendants today, and have a great time doing it!

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Traditional Native American Crafts and Activities.......2001-11-08

This is an excellent book that provides kids with accurate, historical information about Native Americans.
The activities represent authentic Native American arts and also includes recipes and games.
This book would be an asset to any home or classroom. The author traveled to reservations and native communities to gather her information.

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didn't read it, but fellow scouts rave about Dover Publ.

Indian Scout Craft and Lore
Charles A. Eastman
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Autobiographical account of how Eastman became a young Indian scout reveals secrets of the Sioux: how to read footprints, hunt with a slingshot and bow and arrow, trap and fish, make canoe, build a campsite, much more. Also valuable information on the language of feathers, weather wisdom, storytelling, more. 27 illustrations.

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didn't read it, but fellow scouts rave about Dover Publ........1999-08-03

I'm an author, and would like to know the address for Dover Pub. and Black Dog & Leventhal. They are not listed in the Writer's Marketl Please send these addresses to PHrbacek@aol.com

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Clearly rendered illustrations on 30 pages display authentic designs taken from rugs, masks, sandpaintings, pottery, jewelry, baskets, and other artifacts created by southwestern Native Americans. Geometrical designs on a Navajo woven saddlebag, a Chumash rock painting of mythical creatures, a Hopi kachina doll, an Apache "crown headdress," and more.

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AWESOME!!.......2007-04-11

I just purchased these Dover COloring Books for my mother and she loves them. The detail is out of this world and the variety of colors you can use are only limited by your inagination. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

American Indian Beadwork (Beadwork Books)

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American Indian Beadwork
Really dated source
Ke Egli
A great source for Native American designs.

American Indian Beadwork (Beadwork Books)
W. Ben Hunt , and J. F.
Manufacturer: Fireside
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American Indian Beadwork.......2007-09-15

This book is very informative, describing in detail how to do various types of beadwork, primarily loomwork. The color illustrations are beautiful, but the problem is that many of the designs in this book have been used by foreign near-slave-labor workers to produce cheap beadwork that is imported into the United States almost literally by the ton. Therefore a user should be very careful about chosing to use patterns directly from this book without any alterations in color or design.

Really dated source.......2003-02-06

Published during the 1950s, the author's stereotyped attitudes towards native peoples is all to readily apparent, including the names he gives some of the stitches. Some of the pictures are very painful, taken together with the narrative.

This is NOT a lost art here, people, & there are Native artists producing both traditional & contemporary beadwork that easily rivals the work of our grandparents.

There are much better, more contemporary sources available now. This is ok only as a curiosity from an earlier decade.

Ke Egli.......2001-08-04

Good Bead paterns alot of pictures of beadwork from 1800's (5 stars) for the detailed information in this book!

A great source for Native American designs........1998-11-02

I have read and used this book many, many times. When I was just starting to bead, this book was a wealth of patterns and colors for me. And that was a long time ago. I believe it was written with children in mind, but if you want to see Native American beadwork designs, and the traditional colors that were used, this is the book.

Easy-to-Make Plains Indians Teepee Village

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Good for ages 4 - 8 to teach about Plains Indians

Easy-to-Make Plains Indians Teepee Village
A. G. Smith
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ASIN: 0486262715

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Accurate, full-color scenes of Indian life and culture: 5 teepees decorated with clan symbols plus 20 "action figures" with movable bases — Indians riding horses, cooking, standing guard, hunting buffalo, playing games — and in groups — dancing, curing fish, playing lacrosse, more. Instructions.

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Good for ages 4 - 8 to teach about Plains Indians.......2007-01-09

A easy project for the K through 3rd grader, realistic and accurate enough to be used for a teaching tool

The Complete Book of Seminole Patchwork: From Traditional Methods to Contemporary Uses

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The Complete Book of Seminole Patchwork: From Traditional Methods to Contemporary Uses
Beverly Rush , and Lassie Wittman
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