Sacred Images

Sacred Images
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Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
Total Pages : 122
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105011668246
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Book Synopsis Sacred Images by : Leslie G. Kelen

Download or read book Sacred Images written by Leslie G. Kelen and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty color and 15 bandw photographs utilize natural light and show Utah's prehistoric rock art images in the context of the surrounding canyons. The photos are presented with brief captions, and with the words of Ute, Paiute, Hopi, and Northwest Shoshone individuals who describe the what the art means to them personally. An introductory essay discusses the various artistic styles of native peopls of this region over a period of 8,000 years. N. Scott Momaday supplied the foreword. A lovely book. No index or references. 10x11" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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