Arts of the Amazon /

Arts of the Amazon /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, c1995.
Description:	128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Indian art -- Amazon River Region. Indian featherwork -- Amazon River Region. Indian art. Indian featherwork. Amazon River Region.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1841030

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Other authors / contributors:	Braun, Barbara, 1939- Roe, Peter Gay.
ISBN:	0500278245 : $19.95 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface / Adam Mekler
The Amazon Today / Barbara Braun
Arts of the Amazon / Peter G. Roe
1. Pottery: Forms that Endure
2. Basketry: Inspired by the Dragon
3. Textiles: The Spider's Loom
4. Hard Carvings: A Question of Gender
5. Featherwork: Gift of the Birds
6. Body Decoration: Marked for Life
7. Art as Performance
Map of the Amazon region.