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American Indian Pottery Identification Types Makers Dates / Sftback Book +Values

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  • Condition: reference book in good condition

    Description

    Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a definitive pictorial guide to Native American Indian pottery including values [see date of publication].
    AMERICAN INDIAN POTTERY  – An Identification and Value Guide - 2nd Edition
    by John W. Barry, Books Americana, AL, 1984.
    Complete descriptions of types of pottery and over 400 full color plates provide a complete resource for the identification and pricing of American Indian pottery.  In addition to a comprehensive history of Pueblo and other Indian pottery, this book has a glossary to clarify terms, an index for reference, and source lists of pottery.  The book covers by chapter:
    Introduction
    : Methods of Production; Marketing of Contemporary Pottery; Value of Contemporary Pottery; Selecting a Piece of Pottery; Care and Handling; Classification; Federal Sponsorship of Pottery Programs.
    The Railroad – Introducing Southwest Pottery Arts
    .
    Pueblos of the Southwest
    .
    Archaeology – A New Era
    .
    Prehistoric Pottery Section
    :  New England and Canada; Midwest; and Southwest.
    Contemporary and Historic Pottery Section
    :  Hopi; Acoma; Laguna; Zia; San Filipe; Santa Ana; Santo Domingo; Cochiti; Jemez; Pecos; Tesuque; Nambe and Pojoaque; Santa Clara; San Ildefonso; San Juan; Taos and Picuris; Sandia; Isleta; Ysleta-Tigua; Navajo; Zuni; Papago; Yuman; Catawba; Cherokee; Coushatta; Pamunkey.
    Appendix
    : Glossary; Sources and Selected References; Index;
    and Pricing Index.
    Considered one of the leading authoritative texts on the subject, this early book would make a fine addition to the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of American Indian pottery.
    8.5” x 11” softback in good condition.  214 pages.
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