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The fine art of California Indian basketry / introduction and text by Brian Bibby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bibby, Brian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian baskets--California--Exhibitions.
- Indian baskets.
- Exhibitions.
- California.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 113 pages : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- California Indian basketry
- Place of Publication:
- Sacramento : Crocker Art Museum in association with Heyday Books, [1996]
- Summary:
- Presenting in full-color 62 of the finest, most beautiful baskets ever created by California's native people, carefully chosen from museums and private collections all over the United States for their extraordinary beauty as a fine art objects.
- "Dazzling examples (that) supersede mere utility". -- Library Journal
- "An excellent and unusual tribute to California native basketry art". -- The Bookwatch
- "Reveals the beauty, intricacy and tactile energy of this utilitarian art form". -- San Francisco Chronicle
- Notes:
- Catalog for the exhibition "The Fine Art of California Indian Basketry" organized by the Crocker Art Museum.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 113).
- ISBN:
- 0930588878 :
- OCLC:
- 35713012
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