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Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection
Hardcover - English

Accompanying a major exhibition, this stunning volume serves as an introduction to North American Indian art and a rare opportunity to see this comprehensive and superb private collection. A glorious testament to the infinite beauty, diversity, and historical significance of Native American culture, Indigenous Beauty presents outstanding examples of art made by tribes across the North American continent. This aesthetically rich and inclusive collection offers a broad view of American Indian art, including sculpture from the Northwest Coast; ancient ivories from the Bering Strait region; Yup'ik and Alutiiq masks from the Western Arctic; Katsina dolls from the Southwest Pueblos; Southwest pottery; sculptural objects from the Eastern Woodlands; Eastern regalia; Plains regalia and pictographic arts; and Western baskets. David Penney's introduction and texts by other renowned experts offer insight into the visual and material diversity of the collection, providing a greater understanding of the social and cultural worlds from which these works came. This magnificent survey is both an invaluable resource and a visual pleasure.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN
0847845230
EAN
9780847845231
Publisher
Publication Date
10/02/2015
Pages
192
Dimension
26.42cm x 24.38cm x 2.29cm
Age Group
NA to NA
Grades
Not Applicable to Not Applicable
Lexile Level
0
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About Author

Penney, David W.
David W. Penney is Vice President of Museum Programs and Curator of Native American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts. George Horse Capture is Assistant to the Director at the National Museum of the American Indian and former Curator of the Plains Indian Museum in Cody, Wyoming.




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