Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo / Molly Lee ; foreword by Aldona Jonaitis ; new preface and introduction by the author

• Autore: Lee Molly
• Pubblicazione: Seattle : , : University of Washington Press published in association with the University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, , [1998]; ©1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (97 p.)
• Disciplina: 745.593
• Soggetto topico: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; Vannerie - États-Unis - Alaska; Whalebone baskets; Eskimo baskets; Inupiat baskets; CRAFTS & HOBBIES - Folkcrafts; ART - Folk & Outsider Art; Whalebone baskets - Alaska; Eskimo baskets - Alaska
• Soggetto geografico: Alaska
• Note generali: Originally published: Barrow, Alaska : North Slope Borough, Planning Dept., 1983. With new pref. and introd.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-76) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The cultural context of Baleen basketry -- The historical and formal development of Baleen baskets -- Characteristics of Baleen baskets -- Basket types -- Basket construction.
• Sommario/riassunto: First made for the tourist trade in the early 20th century, baskets made of a fibrous substance called baleen--found in the mouths of plankton-eating whales--are now prized as Native art. Originally published in 1983, this was the first book on this unusual basket form. This completely redesigned edition remains the most informative work on baleen baskets, covering their history, characteristics, and construction, as well as profiling their makers. 48 illustrations.
• ISBN: 9780295998749; 0295998741
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911134993503321
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