WH - 98361-5  ARTS OF DIPLOMACY by Castle McLaughlin

When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on their epic journey across the American West, they were acting not only as territorial explorers but also as diplomatic emissaries from Jefferson's U, S. government to the Indian peoples they encountered. This fresh examination of the rare and beautiful Native American objects related to the Corps' expedition brilliantly challenges the conventional wisdom about Lewis and Clark and places their journey in the context of a complex process of mutual discovery between representatives of very different cultures.

In Arts of Diplomacy, anthropologist Castle McLaughlin demonstrates that Native Americans were active participants in these historic encounters. Selecting objects of significance to bestow as gifts or use in trade, they skillfully negotiated their own strategic interests in their dealings with the exploring party. McLaughlin and her team of researchers tell a story of Native peoples who were sophisticated traders and cultural brokers already engaged in a global exchange of goods and materials decades before the captains' arrival on the scene.

The vehicle for this analysis is the extraordinary collection of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Native American objects from the Prairie, Plains, and Pacific Northwest that is housed at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. Long thought to represent the only remaining ethnographic items acquired by Lewis and Clark, some of the pieces are shown to belong to a newly identified collection of early Native American materials that was assembled in the 1820s by Lt. George C. Hutter, Clark's nephew by marriage.

Hillel S. Burger's exquisite color photography and contributions by art historian Gaylord Torrence, anthropologist Anne-Marie Victor-Howe, objects conservator T. Rose Holdcraft, Wasco fiber artist Pat Courtney Gold, and Mandan-Hidatsa community activist Mike Cross enrich this ground-breaking analysis. 416pp, 195 illus, 150 in color, notes, biblio, index. Soft cover.   $40.00 + s/h

WH - 3483- 2 CLASSIC HOPI AND ZUNI KACHINA FIGURES  NEW!

Presented are one hundred classic-era (1880s-1940s) Hope and Zuni carved dolls from private and public collections that have rarely, if ever, been put on exhibition and that collectively form a profound and powerful assembly of the very finest examples from the classic period in Kachina carving. Portago has gracefully photographed these rare figures using available light so as not to distort their colors and to reveal their movement and drama, passion and personality. Wright's essay masterfully elucidates Pueblo culture and cosmology and the systems and perceptions by which Pueblo People interact with their perceived universe.  Reviews:

Designated as Outstanding Academic Title - 2006 -- Choice Magazine, Jan 2007
Southwest Book Award - 2006 -- Border Regional Library Association (BRLA)
The images are rich with exquisite detail, lifelike personality and an overarching sense of mystery- and the effect is stunning. -- Santa Fe New Mexican, 7/23/06

186 pp, 84 color, 31 duotones. Hardcover. $55.00 + s/h

NV - A WARRIOR I HAVE BEEN: Plains Indian Cultures in Transition

by Richard Green

This catalog of Plains Indian material culture is a wonderful reference source for anyone in learning about the Plains Indian lifestyle. Richard green's enclosed exhibition traces the evolution of Plains Indian art and culture from early times to the present, and includes material from a wide range of tribal groups. This book includes over two hundred color photos of exhibit pieces and other items, along with many black and white photographs from the early 1900s.  Page Count: 208; Width: 8.5 inches; Height: 11 inches; Format: Soft cover; Publication Year: 2004  Price: $29.95 + s/h  NEW!

WH-8829-0 CELEBRATION: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian - Dancing on the Land

 In 1982, the fledgling Native nonprofit Sealaska Heritage Institute held a dance-and-culture festival to celebrate the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. A couple of hundred Native people gathered in Juneau for the event, called Celebration. They could not have imagined then that Celebration woud spark a movement across the region - a renaissance of Native culture that prompted people largely unfamiliar with their heritage to learn their ancestral songs and dances and to make regalia for future Celebrations.

Today, Celebration is the largest cultural event in the state, drawing thousands of people to the five-day biennial festival. Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land, featuring the work by the noted Alaska photographer Bill Hess, includes images from the first Celebrations to the present-day festivals. It is both an introduction to Native cultures and a cherished keepsake for the people who have participated in Celebration.

Sealaska Heritage Institute is a regional Native nonprofit organization serving the indigenous peoples of Southeast Alaska. The Institute was founded in 1980 to administer cultural programs for Sealaska Corporation, a Native for-profit company formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Institute's mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures.  152pp, 267 illus., 178 in color. 11.5 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches  $40.00 + s/h

WH-8335-9  FACES FROM THE LAND: Twenty Years of Powwow Tradition

by Ben Merra   After the success of Powwow: Images Along the Red Road, this new book by the Marras presents more photographs and testimonies. Faces from the Land reveals the dancers, who, united by the ageless rhythms of the powwow drums, come from many tribes, different trades, and every corner of North America and celebrate customs both ancient and modern, bringing them together as a proud community to preserve tribal traditions. Since 1988, photographer Ben Marra and his wife, Linda, have crisscrossed the nation to document the majestic dance regalia worn at Native American powwows. Traveling to over 30 cities a year, Ben Marra invites people into his makeshift studio to be photographed in full traditional dress, while Linda records the stories behind their outfits and dance. The resulting images are stunning, and capture not only the brilliant colors and incredible craftsmanship of the regalia, but the personal journeys that inspired them. If you enjoyed Ben Marra's first book, you'll love this one! 175 pages, 155 full color photographs. 10.7 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches. Hardcover. $24.95 + s/h 

WH - 3506-8 FINE INDIAN JEWELRY OF THE SOUTHWEST-  The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection

By Shelby Jo-anne Tisdale New Mexico art patron Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) was a passionate collector who assembled a stellar collection of Navajo and Zuni silver and turquoise, Hopi silverwork, and Pueblo stone and shell jewellery during the late 1940s and early 1950s when fine late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century work could still be found. Her collection provided the foundation for what has become one of America's most important repositories for the aesthetic achievements of Native American artists of the Southwest: The Millicent Rogers Museum. Soft Cover, 215 pages; Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press (August 2007) Language: English; Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.6 x 0.7 inches  $34.95 + s/h

WH-97673-0 NATIVE ARTS OF THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU: The Doris Swayze Bounds Collection

Colorfully beaded handbags, superbly tanned and decorated deerskin shirts, finely woven baskets, exquisitely beaded and fringed horse trappings - these distinctive Native arts of the Columbia River Plateau have been overshadowed in the public eye by the arts of the Northwest Coast, Great Plains, and American Southwest. But Indians in the region where present-day Washington, Oregon, and Idaho share boundaries have for centuries combined function and beauty in the items they made for even the most mundane of uses, and their traditional arts are still vital today.

This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, a banker in Hermiston, Oregon, who grew up with and deeply loved Native people and their culture. She was loved in return, and many of the nearly 1,000 Plateau items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends, who expressed their respect and affection through the time-honored tradition of gift-giving.

Exposed to Euro-Americans relatively late, the Plateau Indians managed to retain many of their traditional lifeways of fishing, hunting, and gathering, as well as a vigorous ethic of generosity and respect for others. The pieces in the Bounds collection, which date mainly from the 1870s to the 1960s, reflect all these aspects of Plateau culture. They range from sturdy baskets made to hold roots or berries to elaborately beaded elkhide "tail dresses" worn on festive occasions.

In five essays, both Native and non-Native experts describe the art styles and the uses and cultural meanings of the items; two other recount Doris Bound's life, collecting practices, and relationships with Native Americans. The essays are handsomely illustrated with items from the Bounds collection. This book offers and introduction to this visually stunning art tradition. Soft cover; 176pp, 280 illus., 48 in color, maps, biblio, index 11 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches  $29.95 + s/h  978-0295976730

WH - 433-4 NATIVE AMERICAN CLOTHING: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

This magnificent volume has more than 300 photographs from more than 60 leading museums and private collections that have never before been published describing the clothing in fascinating detail, from moccasins and tunics to sashes, bags and ceremonial and burial costumes. Theodore Brasser explains who made what and how, as well as the meanings of the different kinds of decoration, such as beadwork, embroidery, appliqué, patchwork, weaving and dyeing. There are also many examples of native pottery and other historic artifacts that depict themes used in the clothes. 368 pp, 300+ color and b&w photos, biblio, index, maps.  $65.00 + S/H  NEW!

WH-1156-8 WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET: The Great Lakes Fur Trade

(Museum Exhibit Series) By Carolyn Gilman

Illustrated catalog for an exhibit traces the exchange of North American furs for European manufactured goods. "Inspired by an exhibit of artifacts from the fur trade of the 1700s, this fascinating and attractive catalog includes a history of the fur trade and essays on various aspects of the early cross-cultural contacts between Indians and whites. Photos of tools, clothing, and trade items shown in the exhibit are accompanied by beautiful reproductions of 18th-century paintings and drawings, some in color." -- American West, September/October 1982. Minnesota Historical Society Press; illustrated edition edition  144 pages, Soft Cover 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches  $18.95 + s/h 

WH 121-6 NATIVE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE SMITHSONIAN 

The Shindler Catalogue by Paula Richardson Fleming 325 images detail turn of the century Native Americans as photographed by A. Zeno Shindler. Each photo is accompanied by the correct identifications of the images. "This book of hauntingly beautiful Native American portraits reflects the tragic history of the Cheyenne, Sioux, Pawnee, Cherokee, and other groups whose leaders traveled to Washington in the mid-nineteenth century to negotiate treaties with the U.S. government. As compelling as the famous photographs of Indians by Edward S. Curtis, these unique images provide a close-up, unromanticized record of Native American life at a critical time in the history of relations between the U.S. government and Native Americans, just after the Civil War and at the beginning of the great westward expansion of U.S. territories. The images form the core not only of the Smithsonian's extensive collection of Native American photographs but of important collections in many other major museums around the world. They were, moreover, the primary material for what was perhaps the first photographic exhibit ever in an American museum." In her introduction to the photographs, Paula Fleming of the National Anthropological Archives recounts the history of the Smithsonian's first photographic exhibit and catalogue, provides a brief biography of the photographer A. Zeno Shindler, describes the Indian delegations' activities in Washington, and provides correct credits and information concerning these extraordinary photographs.  408pp, 325 images. Hardcover   $39.95 + S/H

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