American Indian Basketry (Paperback)

by Otis Tufton Mason (Author)

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Product Description
Exhaustive, standard survey of baskets and their makers, Alaska to South America. Describes uses—in defense and war, dress and adornment, fine art, preparing and serving food, gleaning and milling, house-building and furniture, their symbolism in mortuary customs and much more. 460 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486257770
• ISBN-13: 978-0486257778
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #675,602 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars essential basketry reading, January 24, 2002

By	Claire de Lune (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

If you are interested in native American basketry, this book will be part of the backbone of your library. Originally published in 1904 as two volumes, when Dover published it, they were bound as one. As a Dover publication, it is, of course, an excellent value--I only wish it were available in hardcover. It has 460 wonderful old photographs and clear line drawings. Mr. Mason was a product of his times and his writing unfortunately reflects an often maddening white male superiority, however his scholarship and clear admiration of the craft, the baskets and their makers mitigates that fault. A must-have book.