American Indian Pottery Identification - Types Makers Dates / Hrdbk Book +Values

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.
8.9” x 11.3” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  214 pages.
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