Indian Baskets of Central California: Art, Culture, and History Native American Basketry from San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay North to Mendocino an

This unique book provides a 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. Baskets of the Pomo, Ohlone (Costanoan), Coast Miwok, Esselen, Huchnom, Lake Miwok, Maidu, Wappo, and Yuki people are lavishly illustrated and knowledgably and sensitively described.

Color photographs and drawings illustrate the rare, fine California Indian baskets from museum and private collections in the United States and Europe. The vast majority of these baskets are illustrated for the first time.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin
Published: 02/23/2006
ISBN: 9780930268183
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.28lbs
Size: 11.33h x 8.84w x 0.71d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 71