Arapaho Women's Quillwork

Description:

"More than a hundred years ago, anthropologists and other researchers collected and studied hundreds of examples of quillwork once created by Arapaho women. Since that time, however, other types of Plains Indian art, such as beadwork and male art forms, have received greater attention. In Arapaho Women's Quillwork, Jeffrey D. Anderson brings this distinctly female art form out of the darkness and into its rightful spotlight within the realms of both art history and anthropology. Beautifully illustrated with more than 50 color and black-and-white images, this book is the first comprehensive examination of quillwork within Arapaho ritualized traditions...Drawing on the foundational writings of early-nineteenth-century ethnographers, extensive fieldwork conducted with Northern Arapahos, and careful analysis of museum collections, Arapaho Women's Quillwork masterfully shows the importance of this unique art form to Arapaho life and honors the devotion of the artists who maintained this tradition for so many generations." -- Book jacket.

subjects: Indians of North America,  Indians of Great Plains,  Plains Indians,  Arapaho Indians,  American Indian Art,  Native American Art,  Plains Indian Art,  Decorative Art,  Arapaho Art,  Social and Ceremonial Life,  Beliefs and Customs,  Religion,  Arapaho Women,  Beadwork,  Quillwork,  Quillwork Designs,  Social life and customs,  Indian beadwork,  Indians of north america, west (u.s.),  Indian women, north america,  Indian art,  Arapaho beadwork

Places: Great Plains