Indian Basketry

by George Wharton James

Book Overview

Since it first publication in 1901, this pioneering study by George Wharton James, once a leading collector and authority, has become a valuable source book for American Indian basketry. From Poma mush baskets to Paiute dicing trays, Indian Basketry traces the origin, development, and fundamental principles of Indian basket designs for the major tribal units in Southwestern United States and Pacific Coast, with occasional comments on the basket weaving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486217124
• ISBN13: 9780486217123
• Release Date: June 1972
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"