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Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Art of indigenous peoples

The Arts of the Ancient Americas at the Dallas Museum of Art (Hardcover): Michelle Rich The Arts of the Ancient Americas at the Dallas Museum of Art (Hardcover)
Michelle Rich
R1,714 Discovery Miles 17 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An illustrated compendium of artworks from the ancient Americas Including Indigenous works from the southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, the Isthmo-Colombian Area, and the Andes of South America, this book showcases more than 100 masterpieces of art from the ancient Americas. These are presented in historical, archaeological, and artistic context with new photography and scholarship. The publication considers ceramics, metalworks, stone carvings, and textiles from an array of America's earliest civilizations, including Ancestral Puebloan, Mexica, Olmec, Maya, Chavin, Inca, Moche, Wari, and more. Highlights include some exceptional rarities, including a Chavin crown with deity figures, a previously undefined style of four-panel Andean tunics, a Mixtec mosaic mask, a Maya lidded tetrapod bowl, and breathtaking gold jewelry from the Isthmo-Colombian Area. Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

30 Days of Coloring Books for Kids and Adults Book 6 (Paperback): Gary Wittmann 30 Days of Coloring Books for Kids and Adults Book 6 (Paperback)
Gary Wittmann
R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Bag Worth a Pony - The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag (Paperback): Marcia G Anderson A Bag Worth a Pony - The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag (Paperback)
Marcia G Anderson
R1,011 R846 Discovery Miles 8 460 Save R165 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indian Rock Art of the Southwest (Paperback): Polly Schaafsma Indian Rock Art of the Southwest (Paperback)
Polly Schaafsma
R1,355 R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Save R262 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This comprehensive view of carvings and paintings on stone by Native Americans from 200 B.C. through the nineteenth century surveys the rock art of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico, and west Texas, providing an incomparable visual record of Southwest Indian culture, religion, and society.

Rock carvings and paintings are important sources in the archaeological and historical interpretation of Southwest Indians. Rock art reflects the cosmic and mythic orientation of the culture that produced it, and understanding of prehistoric peoples, both hunters and gatherers and the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mogollon, and Fremont cultures, and the Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache Indians. Culturally significant events such as the shift in prehistoric times from spear and atlatl to the bow, or, in the historic period, the introduction of the horse into the Southwest, are recorded in rock art.

The illustrations--thirty-two color plates, nearly 250 photographs, and numerous line drawings--bring together in one volume petroglyphs and rock paintings that are scattered over thousands of miles of desert and mesa, giving the reader an overview of Indian rock art that would be nearly impossible to achieve in the field.

"Indian Rock Art of the Southwest" examines from an archaeological perspective the rich legacy of stone drawings and carvings preserved throughout the Southwest. Professional and amateur archaeologists and historians, as well as the general reader with an interest in Indian art, will find this volume a valuable resource.

Bronze Head From Ife (Paperback): Editha Platte Bronze Head From Ife (Paperback)
Editha Platte
R156 R123 Discovery Miles 1 230 Save R33 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Believed to represent a king, the beautiful bronze head in the British Museum is one of seventeen objects unearthed in 1938-9 at the town of Ife in Nigeria. The stunning naturalism and sophisticated craftsmanship of the objects challenged Western perceptions of African art at the time, which were largely based around abstract wooden figures. It was consequently assumed at first that they must have been made by Europeans or under European influence. In time, however, they came to be seen as wholly African, probably dating from the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, and representative of a hitherto unknown artistic tradition on that continent. The bronze head from Ife is one of the most prized objects in the British Museum's African collections. This book tells its fascinating story, from its discovery to its reception and exhibition in Britain, where it influenced and inspired several major artists. The author also describes how the head has taken on a new life and significance in its homeland, where images of it have abounded since Nigeria declared independence from Britain in 1960.

Totems in and near Ketchikan Alaska (Paperback): Steve Speights Totems in and near Ketchikan Alaska (Paperback)
Steve Speights
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures - Art from the Paul Dyck Collection (Paperback): Emma I. Hansen Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures - Art from the Paul Dyck Collection (Paperback)
Emma I. Hansen; Foreword by Arthur Amiotte
R966 Discovery Miles 9 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Over the course of his career, artist Paul Dyck (1917-2006) assembled more than 2,000 nineteenth-century artworks created by the buffalo-hunting peoples of the Great Plains. Only with its acquisition by the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has this legendary collection become available to the general public. Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures allows readers, for the first time, to experience the artistry and diversity of the Paul Dyck Collection - and the cultures it represents. Richly illustrated with more than 160 color photographs and historical images, this book showcases a wide array of masterworks created by members of the Crow, Pawnee, Lakota, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Shoshone, Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara, Dakota, Kiowa, Comanche, Blackfoot, Otoe, Nez Perce, and other Native groups. Author Emma I. Hansen provides an overview of Dyck's collection, analyzing its representations of Native life and heritage alongside the artist-collector's desire to assemble the finest examples of nineteenth-century Plains Indian arts available to him. His collection invites discussion of Great Plains warrior traditions, women's artistry, symbols of leadership, and ceremonial arts and their enduring cultural importance for Native communities. A foreword by Arthur Amiotte provides further context regarding the collection's inception and its significance for present-day Native scholars. From hide clothing, bear claw necklaces, and shields to buffalo robes, tipis, and decorative equipment made for prized horses, the artworks in the Paul Dyck Collection provide a firsthand glimpse into the traditions, adaptations, and innovations of Great Plains Indian cultures.

Scenes from Cherokee Country - Photography by Gerald Wofford (Hardcover): Gerald Wofford Scenes from Cherokee Country - Photography by Gerald Wofford (Hardcover)
Gerald Wofford; Contributions by Sherry Kast
R907 Discovery Miles 9 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Walk with Me - The Poetry of a Native American Woman's Continued Journey (Paperback): Janette Conger Walk with Me - The Poetry of a Native American Woman's Continued Journey (Paperback)
Janette Conger
R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Monuments of Piedras Negras, an Ancient Maya City (Hardcover): Flora Simmons Clancy The Monuments of Piedras Negras, an Ancient Maya City (Hardcover)
Flora Simmons Clancy
R1,624 R1,286 Discovery Miles 12 860 Save R338 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Patronized by royalty between the sixth and eighth centuries, the monuments of Guatemala's ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras were carved by sculptors with remarkable skills and virtuosity. Together patrons and sculptors created monumental imagery in a manner unique within the larger history of ancient Maya art by engaging public viewers through illustrations of ceremonies focusing on family and the feminine in royal agendas.
Flora Clancy's introduction contextualizes her work with other studies and lays out her methodological framework. She then discusses the known monuments of the city sequentially by reigns. Individual rulers are characterized by a biography drawn from the hieroglyphic texts and the icons or imagery of their monuments are analyzed and discussed.
Although the monuments of Piedras Negras are acknowledged as social, political, and cultural productions, Clancy also treats them as works of art that at their best operate on transcendent levels dissolving and overruling the contingencies of history and cultural differences.

The Native American Art Book Art Inspired By Native American Myths And Legends (Paperback, 2nd ed.): C. L. Hause The Native American Art Book Art Inspired By Native American Myths And Legends (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
C. L. Hause
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Art Brut From Japan, Another Look (English, French, Hardcover): Sarah Lombardi, Edward M. Gomez, Tadashi Hattori Art Brut From Japan, Another Look (English, French, Hardcover)
Sarah Lombardi, Edward M. Gomez, Tadashi Hattori
R816 Discovery Miles 8 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Following the publication of Art Brut du Japon, co-published in 2008 by the Collection de l'Art Brut and editions Infolio, this catalogue presents pieces by twenty-five new Japanese artists from different regions of Japan, whose works drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and textiles - are largely unpublished. The authors explore the assimilation of Japanese Art Brut into the larger culture from 2008 to the present. As they point out, whereas the notion of mental handicap resides in aesthetic and sociological criteria (these artists are self-taught, and often socially marginalized misfits, draft dodgers, prisoners, psychiatric patients, the elderly, etc. who create outside of the official art system), the condition whether mental or physical is not a criterion in itself. Accompanying an exhibition at Collection de l'Art Brut, Lausanne from November 30, 2018 to April 28, 2019, this catalogue of new Japanese works expands our understanding of Art Brut in a contemporary albeit different cultural setting. Text in English and French.

Visualizing Genocide - Indigenous Interventions in Art, Archives, and Museums (Paperback): Yve Chavez, Nancy Marie Mithlo Visualizing Genocide - Indigenous Interventions in Art, Archives, and Museums (Paperback)
Yve Chavez, Nancy Marie Mithlo; Charlene Villaseñor Black
R1,124 Discovery Miles 11 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Tunirrusiangit - Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak (Hardcover): Anna Hudson, Jocelyn Piirainen, Georgiana Uhlyarik, Koomuatuk... Tunirrusiangit - Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak (Hardcover)
Anna Hudson, Jocelyn Piirainen, Georgiana Uhlyarik, Koomuatuk Curley, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, …
R1,096 R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Save R213 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Two generations of Inuit artists challenging the parameters of tradition.Kenojuak Ashevak shot to fame in 1970 when Canada Post printed The Enchanted Owl,a print of a black-and-red plumed nocturnal bird, on a postage stamp. She later became known as the magic-marker-wielding "grandmother of Inuit art," famous for her fluid graphic storytelling and her stunning depictions of wildlife. She was a defining figure in Inuit art and one of the first Indigenous artists to be embraced as a contemporary Canadian artist.Ashevak's legacy inspired her nephew, Timootee (Tim) Pitsiulak, to take up drawing at the Kinngait Studios. In his relatively short career, he became a popular figure, known for drawing animal figures with a hunter's precision and capturing the technological presence of the South in Nunavut.Tunirrusiangit, "their gifts" or "what they gave" in Inuktitut, celebrates the achievements of two remarkable artists who challenged the parameters of tradition while consistently articulating a compelling vision of the Inuit world view. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, opening on 16 June and continuing until late August, Tunirrusiangit features more than 60 reproductions of paintings, drawings, and documentary photographs. Completing the book are essays by contemporary artists and curators Jocelyn Piirainen, Anna Hudson, Georgiana Uhlyarik, Koomuatuk Curley, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, and Taqralik Partridge that address both the past and future of Inuit identity.

Highrock Adventures (Paperback): Desmond Castel Jr Highrock Adventures (Paperback)
Desmond Castel Jr
R235 Discovery Miles 2 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
30 Days of Coloring Books for Kids and Adults Book 5 - Patterns (Paperback): Gary Wittmann 30 Days of Coloring Books for Kids and Adults Book 5 - Patterns (Paperback)
Gary Wittmann
R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hemba (Hardcover): Luigi Spina, Contantine Petridis Hemba (Hardcover)
Luigi Spina, Contantine Petridis
R1,694 R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Save R427 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Expressing one of many Luba sub-styles, the tall, standing male figures created by master carvers of the Hemba culture in southeastern Congo since at least the mid-1800s arguably rank among the noblest sculptural depictions of the human figure in sub-Saharan Africa. With their serene gaze and meditative expression, they exude a tranquility and dignity that befits these idealised likenesses memorialising esteemed leaders of the past. Infused with a life-force or vital energy, these spirit-invested objects were able to communicate between the living and the dead. Thanks to their inner power they had the capacity to impact the material sphere by allowing the ancestors to positively influence the well-being of their surviving relatives. In this publication, through the perceptive lens of art photographer Luigi Spina, we discover nine of the most accomplished Hemba creations whose classical style has triggered comparisons with some kouroi sculptures of ancient Greece. Spina's photographic interpretations help us understand why these proportionally balanced and symmetrically conceived ancestral figures have earned the admiration of African art lovers around the world. These personal readings of the beloved Hemba commemorative portraits also confirm why these sensitive renderings of the human anatomy deserve inclusion in the universal history of artistic creativity and a place in Andre Malraux's 'Museum Without Walls'. Text in English and French.

Guide to Indigenous Artifacts of the Northeast (Paperback): Roger Moeller Guide to Indigenous Artifacts of the Northeast (Paperback)
Roger Moeller
R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wonders Swirls Coloring Book For Adults - Stress Relieving Patterns and Relaxing Pattern Coloring for Grown-Ups (Paperback):... Wonders Swirls Coloring Book For Adults - Stress Relieving Patterns and Relaxing Pattern Coloring for Grown-Ups (Paperback)
Mindfulness Coloring Artist
R218 Discovery Miles 2 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chameleon and Iguana Coloring Book for Adults - Animals on Beautiful Black Pages for Stress Relieving Unique Design... Chameleon and Iguana Coloring Book for Adults - Animals on Beautiful Black Pages for Stress Relieving Unique Design (Paperback)
Rocket Publishing
R223 Discovery Miles 2 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rock Art of the Southwest (Hardcover): White Rock Art of the Southwest (Hardcover)
White
R763 R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Save R136 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Contemporary Traditions - in Native American Jewelry (Paperback): Michael Richarme, Katie McClain Richarme Contemporary Traditions - in Native American Jewelry (Paperback)
Michael Richarme, Katie McClain Richarme
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shaft Tombs and Figures in West Mexican Society - A Reassessment (Hardcover): Christopher S. Beekman, Robert B. Pickering Shaft Tombs and Figures in West Mexican Society - A Reassessment (Hardcover)
Christopher S. Beekman, Robert B. Pickering
R2,317 R1,584 Discovery Miles 15 840 Save R733 (32%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Find Me - Volume 5 (Paperback): Barff Gayle Barff Find Me - Volume 5 (Paperback)
Barff Gayle Barff
R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Find Me - Volume 4 (Paperback): Barff Gayle Barff Find Me - Volume 4 (Paperback)
Barff Gayle Barff
R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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