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

Guide to Indigenous Artifacts of the Northeast (Paperback): Roger Moeller Guide to Indigenous Artifacts of the Northeast (Paperback)
Roger Moeller
R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Smart Neanderthal - Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution (Hardcover): Clive Finlayson The Smart Neanderthal - Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution (Hardcover)
Clive Finlayson
R688 R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Save R85 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a 'cognitive revolution' (C.50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern humans. Or so we thought. As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding between Modern Humans and the Neanderthals. All non-Africans today carry some Neanderthal genes. We have also discovered aspects of Neanderthal behaviour that indicate that they were not cognitively inferior to modern humans, as we once thought, and in fact had their own rituals and art. Finlayson, who is at the forefront of this research, recounts the discoveries of his team, providing evidence that Neanderthals caught birds of prey, and used their feathers for symbolic purposes. There is also evidence that Neanderthals practised other forms of art, as the recently discovered engravings in Gorham's Cave Gibraltar indicate. Linking all the recent evidence, The Smart Neanderthal casts a new light on the Neanderthals and the 'Cognitive Revolution'. Finlayson argues that there was no revolution and, instead, modern behaviour arose gradually and independently among different populations of Modern Humans and Neanderthals. Some practices were even adopted by Modern Humans from the Neanderthals. Finlayson overturns classic narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about who we really are.

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
R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mandalas of the Southwest - An Adult Coloring Book for Fun and Relaxation (Paperback): J.A. Christensen Mandalas of the Southwest - An Adult Coloring Book for Fun and Relaxation (Paperback)
J.A. Christensen
R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coloring in America - A coloring book for adults (Paperback): Chloe Metcalfe Coloring in America - A coloring book for adults (Paperback)
Chloe Metcalfe
R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Colouring It Forward - Cree Nation Art & Wisdom Colouring Book (Paperback): Diana Frost Colouring It Forward - Cree Nation Art & Wisdom Colouring Book (Paperback)
Diana Frost; Contributions by John Sinclair; Illustrated by Delree Dumont
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Navajo Weavers of the American Southwest (Hardcover): Peter Hiller, Ann Lane Hedlund, Ramona Sakiestewa Navajo Weavers of the American Southwest (Hardcover)
Peter Hiller, Ann Lane Hedlund, Ramona Sakiestewa
R803 R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Save R101 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kachinas, A Selected Bibliography (Paperback): Marcia Muth Kachinas, A Selected Bibliography (Paperback)
Marcia Muth
R319 R298 Discovery Miles 2 980 Save R21 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Kachinas are supernatural beings from Indian religion and this selected bibliography lists over 100 references to magazine articles and books with information about them. Kachinas are often represented in carved and painted Indian dolls. The book contains an essay that explains the various aspects and meanings of the Kachina in Indian life and gives historical and philosophical background information. Eight full-page black and white drawings by New Mexico artist, Glen Strock, illustrate the text. Collectors will find this book invaluable and for the general reader it offers an introduction to a popular Indian art form and mythological figure.

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
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Eye of the Shaman - The Visions of Piona Keyuakjuk (Paperback): David Turner Eye of the Shaman - The Visions of Piona Keyuakjuk (Paperback)
David Turner; Contributions by Piona Keyuakjuk
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indigenous Archives - The Making and Unmaking of Aboriginal Art (Paperback): Darren Jorgensen, Ian W. McLean Indigenous Archives - The Making and Unmaking of Aboriginal Art (Paperback)
Darren Jorgensen, Ian W. McLean
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Maisel's Murals, 1939 - Native American Art of the American Southwest (Paperback): Paul R Secord The Maisel's Murals, 1939 - Native American Art of the American Southwest (Paperback)
Paul R Secord
R477 R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Highrock Adventures (Paperback): Desmond Castel Jr Highrock Adventures (Paperback)
Desmond Castel Jr
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Book of Moons (Paperback): Donna and Greg Brown A Book of Moons (Paperback)
Donna and Greg Brown
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Electric Snakes (Paperback): Adrian C. Louis Electric Snakes (Paperback)
Adrian C. Louis
R383 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R29 (8%) 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
R234 Discovery Miles 2 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
TUVAQ - Inuit Art and the Modern World (Paperback): Ken Mantel, Heather Lane TUVAQ - Inuit Art and the Modern World (Paperback)
Ken Mantel, Heather Lane
R952 R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Save R142 (15%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
The Way of the Masks (Paperback): Claude Levi-Strauss The Way of the Masks (Paperback)
Claude Levi-Strauss; Translated by Sylvia Modelski
R618 R561 Discovery Miles 5 610 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Claude Levi-Strauss's fascination with Northwest Coast Indian art dates back to the late 1930s. "Sometime before the outbreak of the Second World War," he writes, "I had already bought in Paris a Haida slate panel pipe." In New York in the early forties, he shared his enthusiasm with a group of Surrealist refugee artists with whom he was associated. "Surely it will not be long," he wrote in an article published in 1943, "before we see the collections from this part of the world moved from ethnographic to fine arts museums to take their just place amidst the antiquities of Egypt of Persia and the works of medieval Europe. For this art is not unequal to the greatest, and, in the course of the century and a half of its history that is known to us, it has shown evidence of a superior diversity and has demonstrated apparently inexhaustible talents for renewal." In The Way of the Masks, first published more than thirty years later, he returned to this material, seeking to unravel a persistent problem that he associated with a particular mask, the Swaihwe, which is found among certain tribes of coastal British Columbia. This book, now available for the first time in an English translation, is a vivid, audacious illustration of Levi-Strauss's provocative structural approach to tribal art and culture. Bringing to bear on the Swaihwe masks his theory that mythical representations cannot be understood as isolated objects, Levi-Strausss began to look for links among them, as well as relationships between these and other types of masks and myths, treating them all as parts of a dialogue that has been going on for generations among neighboring tribes. The wider system that emerges form his investigation uncovers the association of the masks with Northwest coppers and with hereditary status and wealth, and takes the reader as far north as the Dene of Alaska, as far south as the Yurok of northern California, and as far away in time and space as medieval Europe. As one reader said of this book, "It will be controversial, as his work always is, and it will stimulate more scholarship on the Northwest Coast than any other single book that I can think of."

The Northern Rock Art Tradition in Central Norway (Paperback): Kalle Sognnes The Northern Rock Art Tradition in Central Norway (Paperback)
Kalle Sognnes
R2,079 Discovery Miles 20 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
World Rock Art: The Primordial Language - Third Revised and updated edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised and Updated ed): Emmanuel... World Rock Art: The Primordial Language - Third Revised and updated edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised and Updated ed)
Emmanuel Anati
R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This volume is a basic introduction to rock art studies. It marks the starting point of the new methodology for rock art analysis, based on typology and style, first developed by the author at the Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici. This book demonstrates the beginnings of a new discipline, the systematic study of world rock art. This edition is a revised and updated version of Anarti’s classic text, first published in English in 1993. Additions have been made and a major new category of rock art has been included.

The New Advanced Placement* Art History Curriculum for the Indigenous Americas - A Teacher's Guide to the Required Andean... The New Advanced Placement* Art History Curriculum for the Indigenous Americas - A Teacher's Guide to the Required Andean Monuments (Part 1 of 3, including Mesoamerica and Native North America) (Paperback)
Rebecca R Stone
R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Oklahoma Black Cherokees (Hardcover): Ty Wilson Cooper Oklahoma Black Cherokees (Hardcover)
Ty Wilson Cooper
R775 R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Save R94 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coloring Books for Adults Relaxation - Native American Inspired Designs: Stress Relieving Patterns For Relaxation; Owls,... Coloring Books for Adults Relaxation - Native American Inspired Designs: Stress Relieving Patterns For Relaxation; Owls, Eagles, Wolves, Buffalo, Totems, Indian Headdresses, & Skulls; Artwork Inspired By Native American Culture (Paperback)
Art Therapy Coloring
R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blossom and Nature Coloring Books for Adults - Beautiful Floral Patterns for Relaxation (Paperback): Mindfulness Coloring Artist Blossom and Nature Coloring Books for Adults - Beautiful Floral Patterns for Relaxation (Paperback)
Mindfulness Coloring Artist
R208 Discovery Miles 2 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
OKLAHOMA - Land Of Many Nations (Paperback): William Johnston OKLAHOMA - Land Of Many Nations (Paperback)
William Johnston
R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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