Native American Look Book: Art and Activities for Kids from the Brooklyn Museum

by Brooklyn Museum of Art, Missy Sullivan (Joint Author), Deborah Schwartz (Joint Author)

Overview

A children's book of art and activities based on objects from three Native Americancultures. With the new paperback edition of The Native American Look Book, children everywhere can explore Native American art and culture. The color and black-and-white photographs on every page bring rare and beautiful examples of traditional arts into homes and classrooms, encouraging appreciation of both traditional and contemporary Native American art. Activities and interactive texts include how-to projects like basket weaving and making coil pots. The book also offers an engaging introduction to the world of a craftsperson and provides a list of thirty-eight Native American museums and cultural sites across the country for further exploration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565846043
Publisher:	New Press, The
Publication date:	08/28/2000
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.89(w) x 10.67(h) x 0.18(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

	Foreword/acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
	Kwakiutl
	Looking at a Kwakiutl Whale Mask	9
	A Kwakiutl Carver at Work	10
	Questions and Answers about Kwakiutl Culture	11
	The Legend of Siwidi	13
	Thinking about Kwakiutl Masks	14
	Keeping the Tradition Alive	16
	Doing It for Yourself	18
	Zuni
	Looking at a Zuni Water Jar	21
	A Zuni Potter at Work	22
	Questions and Answers about Zuni Culture	23
	The Story of the Foster Child of the Deer	24
	Thinking about Zuni Designs, Patterns, and Symbols	26
	Keeping the Tradition Alive	28
	Doing It for Yourself	30
	Pomo
	Looking at a Pomo Basket	33
	A Pomo Basket Weaver at Work	34
	Questions and Answers about Pomo Culture	35
	The Story of the Basket of Plenty	36
	Thinking about Pomo Baskets	38
	Keeping the Tradition Alive	40
	Doing It for Yourself	42
	Exploring Museums on Your Own	44
	Recommended Books on Native American Indian Art and Culture	45
	Museums and Native American Cultural Sites	46
	Information on Objects Seen in this Book	47
	Map	48