This beautifully illustrated and detailed book tells the story of stunning Kutchin Athabascan beadwork. Among these subarctic Native people, beadwork has been a tradition for over a century. This new edition, with an expanded section of color plates and an updated introduction, follows art historian Kate Duncan and Eunice Carney, a Kutchin elder and beadworker, as they examine beadwork and talk with Kutchin artists in Alaska and the Yukon.
About the Author
Kate Duncan is an Associate Professor in the School of Art, Arizona State University. She is the author of Northern Athapaskan Art: A Beadwork Tradition.
Eunice Carney (1909-1993) was a Kutchin elder and beadworker who lived in Alaska and the Yukon. Her beadwork is curated in several museum collections.
