Small Spirits: Native American Dolls from the National Museum of the American Indian

by Mary Jane Lenz and Clara Sue Kidwell

A dazzling variety of Native American dolls--from prehistoric ceramic figures to striking contemporary creations by Inuit and Pueblo artists--fills the pages of Small Spirits . These miniature forms have played rich and diverse roles in indigenous cultures from antiquity to the present, serving as toys and learning tools for children, sacred and magical figurines, props and performers in drama and dance, and, in recent years, items manufactured for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295983639
• ISBN13: 9780295983639
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 8.0"