Indian baskets of central California : art, culture, and history : Native American basketry from San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay north to Mendocino and east to the Sierras /

"This book provides the most complete study of the exquisite Native American basketry from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Bay region north to Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino and eastward across the Sacramento Valley to the crest of the Sierras." "Nearly 200 full color photogra...

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Main Author: Shanks, Ralph C.
Corporate Author: Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin.
Other Authors: Shanks, Lisa Woo.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Novato, Calif. : Seattle : Costaño Books in association with Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin (MAPOM) ; Distributed by University of Washing ton Press, c2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:MAPOM publication ; no. 8.
Indian baskets of California and Oregon series ; v. 1.
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Summary:"This book provides the most complete study of the exquisite Native American basketry from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Bay region north to Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino and eastward across the Sacramento Valley to the crest of the Sierras." "Nearly 200 full color photographs and drawings illustrate the rare, fine California Indian baskets from great museums and private collections in the United States and Europe. The vast majority of these baskets are illustrated for the first time."--Jacket.
Physical Description:176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 col. map ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-170) and index.
ISBN:0930268180 (hbk.)