This
volume profiles over 1,500 American Indian basketmakers over the past
two centuries from the Southwest, Great Basin and California. Baskets
II will feature weavers of Northwest, Alaska, Western Canada, Plateau
and Great Plains. Baskets III will feature weavers of the Great Lakes,
Northeast, Eastern Canada, Atlantic Seaboard, Southeast, Gulf Coast,
Mexico, Central and South America.
This book was created with the cooperation of American
Indian artists. Through personal interviews, archival research and
artist surveys, information was collected in 25 fields, including the artist's tribe, clan, active years, type of baskets, lifespan, family
relationships, education, teachers, students, awards, exhibitions,
collections, forms, techniques, materials, favorite designs and
publications. Many artists completed a personal statement, "I enjoy creating artwork, because..." Some wrote or
narrated autobiographical statements.
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