North American Indian Art
- ISBN-10
- 0500203776
- ISBN-13
- 9780500203774
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- London : Thames & Hudson
- Author
- David W. Penney
Description
Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and North American archaeology, focusing on the artists themselves and their cultural identities. Original.
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