Not Native American Art: Fakes, Replicas, and Invented Traditions

by Janet Catherine Berlo

Explores the making and meaning of so-called Native American art

The faking of Native American art objects has proliferated as their commercial value has increased, but even a century ago experts were warning that the faking of objects ranging from catlinite pipes to Chumash sculpture was rampant. Through a series of historical and contemporary case studies, Janet Catherine Berlo engages with troubling and sometimes confusing categories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295751363
• ISBN13: 9780295751368
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher