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Primitive Art
by Douglas Fraser. 320 pgs.
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Preface
Introduction
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Suggested Readings
Index
Photographic Credits
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Primitive Art
by L. Adam. 160 pgs.
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Pelican Books
Foreword
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Illustrations
Ii Characteristics of Primitive Art
Iii Utilitarian Art and "L'Art Pour' L'Art"
Iv Primitive Religion
V Primitive Art and Psychoanalysis
Vi Social Implications
Viii Children's Art
X Northern Africa
Xi Bushman Art
Xvii Primitive Art and the European Artist
Xviii European Art and the Primitive Artist
Notes
Index
3.
Primitive Art
by Erwin O. Christensen. 384 pgs.
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Introduction
I: Africa
II: Alaska and the Pacific Northwest Coast
III: The United States: Forests, Plains and Deserts
IV: Mexico and the Andean Region
V: The South Seas and Australia
VI: Europe and Africa: Cave Paintings, Carvings and Rock Engravings
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Index
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The Artist in Tribal Society: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Royal Anthropological Institute
by Marian W. Smith. 150 pgs.
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Plates
Introduction
The Artist and His Art in an Australian Aboriginal Society
First Session
Art in an Aboriginal Society: A Comment
Second Session
The Tribal Artist and the Modern Museum
The Sicilian Cart: Origins of A Western European Folk Art
Origin of the Korvar Style of Dutch New Guinea
Third Session
The Artist in New Ireland Society: A Comment
The Artist in New Ireland Society: A Second Comment
Artist and Critic in an African Society
The Artist in Nigerian Tribal Society: A Comment
Fourth Session
Perspective from Africa: Summary of Proceedings
Themes of Discussion: Summary of Proceedings
A Personal Point of View: Summary of Proceedings
List of Participants
Selected Bibliography
Index
5.
The Art of the Stone Age: Forty Thousand Years of Rock Art
by Hans-Georg Bandi, Henri Breuil, Lilo Berger Kirchner, Henri Lhote, Erik Holm, Andreas Lommel. 249 pgs.
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Source of Coloured Plates
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Introduction
Franco-Cantabrian Rock Art
The Rock Art of the Spanish Levant
The Rock Art of the Maghreb and Sahara
The Rock Art of South Africa
The Rock Art of Australia
Appendices
Bibliography
Chronology
Glossary
Index
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The Art of the South Sea Islands, Including Australia and New Zealand
by Alfred Buehler, Terry Barrow, Charles P. Mountford. 254 pgs.
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List of Figures
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Oceania
I. Geographical Setting, Peoples and Civilizations
Ii. Principles of Oceanic Art
Iii. Religious, Social and Technological Basis of Oceanic Art
Iv. Style Provinces and Styles
V. the Art Styles of Oceania and Their Historical Significance
Art of the New Zealand Maori
The Aboriginal Art of Australia
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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The Art and Architecture of Ancient America: The Mexican, Maya, and Andean Peoples
by George Kubler. 396 pgs.
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List of Figures
List of Plates
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part One: The Mexican Civilizations
Chapter 2: The Early Valley of Mexico
Chapter 3: The Valley of Mexico after A.D. 1000
Chapter 4: The Gulf Coast
Chapter 5: Southern Mexico
Chapter 6: Western Mexico
Chapter 7: The Maya Tradition: Architecture
Part Two: The Maya and Their Neighbours
Chapter 8: The Maya Tradition: Sculpture and Painting
Chapter 9: From the Toltec Maya to the Spaniards
Chapter 10: The Neighbours of the Maya
Chapter 11: The Northern Andes: Colombia and Ecuador
Part Three: The Andean Civilizations
Chapter 12: The Central Andes: Early Northern Peru
Chapter 13: The Upper North: Mochica and Chimu
Chapter 14: Central Peru
Chapter 15: The South Coast Valleys
Chapter 16: The South Highlands
List of the Principal Abbreviations
Notes to the Introduction
Glossary
Bibliography
The Plates
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8.
Ancient Art and Ritual
by Jane Ellen Harrison. 256 pgs.
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Contents: Art and Ritual, Primitive Ritual; Periodic Ceremonies: Spring Festival; Primitive Spring Dance or Dithyramb, in Greece; Transition from Ritual to Art; Greek Sculpture; Ritual, Art and Life; Bibliography.
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Ancient Art and Ritual Chapter I Art and Ritual
Chapter II Primitive Ritual: Pantomimic Dances
Chapter III Seasonal Rites: the Spring Festival
Chapter IV The Spring Festival in Greece
Chapter V Transition from Ritual to Art: The Dromenon ("Thing Done") and The Drama
Chapter VI Greek Sculpture: the Panathenaic Frieze and the Apollo Belvedere
Chapter VII Ritual, Art, and Life
Bibliography
Index
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The Civilization of the South American Indians: With Special Reference to Magic and Religion
by Rafael Karsten, Edward Westermarck. 560 pgs.
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Preface
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Introduction
Chapter I: Ceremonial Body-Painting
Chapter II: Customs Relating to Hair and Nails, Head and Skin
Chapter III: Feather Ornaments
Chapter IV: Ear-, Lip-, Nose-Ornaments; Necklaces, Bracelets, Anklets, Rattles, Etc.
Chapter V: Other Personal Ornaments. the Covering of the Body and the "Sense of Shame"
Chapter VI: Ceremonial Mutilations and Kindred Customs
Chapter VII: The Origin of Ornamental Art
Chapter VIII: The Origin of Ornamental Art (concluded)
Chapter IX: Indian Conception of Animal Spirits
Chapter X: Indian Conception of Plant Spirits
Chapter XI: Spirits of Inanimate Objects
Chapter XII: Magical Sacrifice
Chapter XIII: Indian Tiieory of Generation and Conception
Chapter XIV: The Couvade or Male Childbed
Chapter XV: The Conception of Taboo
Chapter XVI: The Conception of Mana
Authorities Quotfd
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Native Arts of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific: An Introduction
by George A. Corbin. 360 pgs.
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Acknowledgments
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1: Introduction
2: Alaskan Eskimo Art and Art of the Northwest Coast
3: Art of the Southwestern United States
4: Art of the Woodlands Period and of the Mississippian Period, and Art of the Great Lakes and Plains
5: West African Art of Mali, the Ivory Coast, and Ghana
6: Art of Nigeria
7: Art of Central Africa
8: Australian Aboriginal and Island New Guinea Art
9: Art of Island Melanesia
10: Art of Polynesia
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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