Hopi Wicker Plaques & Baskets Guide - Native American Indian Third Mesa Villages

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Hopi Wicker Plaques & Baskets (Native American Indian) by: Robert Rhodes
ISBN:
9780764326851
Book Title:
Hopi: Wicker Plaques & Baskets (Native American Indian)
Author:
Robert Rhodes
Binding:
Soft Cover
Copyright:
2007
Pages:
160
Size:
8.5 x 11 in.
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.
This new and original survey details the beautiful styles and designs of woven plaques and baskets made by Hopi women artists of Third Mesa in Arizona. It presents 67 different design categories through over 475 color photographs. The history of the Hopi people, weaving materials and techniques, different uses of the baskets and plaques, and their values today all are dicussed. Explanations of the named pattern designs, including Sunflower, Wedding Basket, and Dragonfly, as well as unnamed and the coveted Katsina plaques are given. This valuable refereance enables readers to more easily identify old and contemporary examples in private collections, museums, and art galleries.
489 color photos
(SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2022-08-29)
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