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Hopi Wicker Plaques and Baskets
Robert W. Rhodes
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Description for Hopi Wicker Plaques and Baskets
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 489 color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 11. Weight in Grams: 816.
This new and original survey details the beautiful styles and designs of woven plaques and baskets made by Hopi women artists of Third Mesa in Arizona. It presents 67 different design categories through over 475 color photographs. The history of the Hopi people, weaving materials and techniques, different uses of the baskets and plaques, and their values today all are dicussed. Explanations of the named pattern designs, including Sunflower, Wedding Basket, and Dragonfly, as well as unnamed and the coveted Katsina plaques are given. This valuable reference enables readers to more easily identify old and contemporary examples in private collections, ... Read more
This new and original survey details the beautiful styles and designs of woven plaques and baskets made by Hopi women artists of Third Mesa in Arizona. It presents 67 different design categories through over 475 color photographs. The history of the Hopi people, weaving materials and techniques, different uses of the baskets and plaques, and their values today all are dicussed. Explanations of the named pattern designs, including Sunflower, Wedding Basket, and Dragonfly, as well as unnamed and the coveted Katsina plaques are given. This valuable reference enables readers to more easily identify old and contemporary examples in private collections, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764326851
SKU
V9780764326851
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Robert W. Rhodes
Robert W. Rhodes, Ed. D., has lived and taught on the Hopi and Navajp reservations since 1971. He has worked with Northern Arizona University and University of Phoenix setting up classes in remote areas of Arizona and New Mexico. Currently, he works actively to develop an arts magnet school on Hopi, to encourage maintenance of Hopi art forms and help ... Read more
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