| Description |
xi, 328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-321) and index. |
| Note |
Catalog of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 9-Dec. 14, 2003. |
| Contents |
Director's foreword / Phillippe de Montebello -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Eugene Victor Thaw -- Re-education of an art collector : from aesthetics to culture / Ralph T. Coe -- Marginality and intelligence in the collecting of Native American art / J.C.H. King -- "Full of blood, thunder and springy abandon" : history, text, and the appreciation of Native American art / Judith Ostrowitz -- Map : Major cultural areas of North America -- Catalogue / Ralph T. Coe -- 1. Prehistoric North America : the unseen past -- 2. Baskets : hand-woven architecture -- 3. Northern woodlands utilitarian objects : the inner character of wood -- 4. Indian fancies : Victorian propriety -- 5. Weapons : glorifying combat -- 6. Ritual objects and imagery : agents of the spirit world -- 7. Models : paradigms of culture in miniature -- 8. Smoke offerings : pipes and tobacco bags -- 9. Bags : beauty, mobility, and symbols of authority -- 10. Moccasins and clothing : dressed for honor, pride, and nobility -- 11. Dolls and figurines : mirrors of tribal identity -- 12. Katsinas : messengers of the gods -- 13. Southwestern pottery : from Earth to ethos -- 14. Crest displays : heraldic art of the northwest coast -- 15. Masks : healing and catharsis, myth and mystery -- 16. Boxes, bowls, and implements : making the mundane magical -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Over the past three decades, Ralph T. Coe has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada to assemble this collection of Native American art, one of the finest in private hands today. Immersed in the cultures of Native America, he has come to know artists and artisans, traders, dealers, and shop proprietors, selecting the very best they have to offer. The Ralph T. Coe Collection includes representative pieces from most Native American geographic regions and historical periods, beginning with objects dating back to the fourth millennium B.C. Many examples--men's shirts with ermine fringe, weapons, and button blankets--evoke the heroic lifestyle of the past, while small objects, such as tipi and kayak models, dolls, and tiny moccasins, speak to a more intimate significance. Ritual objects imbued with spiritual meaning--masks and katsinas, tablitas and medicine bundles--as well as utilitarian objects, such as pottery and baskets, also have a strong presence. This catalogue tells the stories of nearly two hundred of these objects, combining art history with personal reminiscence, and reveals the role Coe has played in bringing about awareness of the artistic heritage of Native America.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website. |
| Local Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable) |
| Subject |
Coe, Ralph T. -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.
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Coe, Ralph T. |
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Art museums. |
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Coe, Ralph T. -- Ethnological collections -- Exhibitions.
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Ethnological museums and collections. |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Expositions. |
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Coe, Ralph T. -- Art collections -- Catalogs. |
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Coe, Ralph T. -- Art collections -- Exhibitions. |
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Coe, Ralph T. -- Ethnological collections -- Exhibitions. |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions. |
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Indian art -- Collectors and collecting -- North America -- Exhibitions.
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Indian art -- Collectors and collecting. |
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North America. |
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Indian art. |
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Indians of North America -- Material culture -- Exhibitions.
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Indians of North America -- Material culture. |
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Collectors and collecting -- Exhibitions.
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Collectors and collecting. |
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Catalogs.
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Catalogs.
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| Added Author |
King, J. C. H. (Jonathan C. H.)
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Ostrowitz, Judith.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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| ISBN |
0300101872 (Yale University Press) |
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9780300101874 (Yale University Press) |
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1588390853 (hardcover) |
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9781588390851 (hardcover) |
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1588390861 (paperback) |
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9781588390868 (paperback) |
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