January 27, 2007

Chimakum woman (Curtis)

Here is a memorable photogravure of a Chimakum woman, ca. 1912, by Edward S. Curtis.

(Again, to see the Zoom version, you may need to right-click, then choose "Open link in a new window.") 

 

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November 30, 2005

Native American baskets

The Minneapolis Institute of Art owns some handsome Native American artifacts.  My attention was particularly attracted to the woven baskets. 

These two are quite practical in appearance and design --

  • Papago covered basket
  • Pomo gathering basket

    • The coiled baskets have a simpler but (to my mind) more artistic design --

  • Apache
  • Pima

    • None of the others, however, is able to compete with this fine --

  • Navajo basket  (personal favorite)

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    November 28, 2005

    Pottery maker

    American photographer Roland Reed took this photograph of a Hopi pottery-maker in about 1915.

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    October 17, 2005

    Awa Tsireh

    I discovered the Pueblo artist Awa Tsireh (1895-1955) on the Internet and was immediately attracted to his work.   The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has 51 of his watercolors.   Take a look and see if they hold the same charm for you as they do for me. 

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