Collecting Authentic Indian Arts & Crafts

This book, a collaborative work between the Indian Arts & Crafts Association and the Council for Indigenous Arts & Culture, will help you become an informed collector of Southwest Indian arts and crafts.

A unique team of American Indian artists and art experts explain the techniques used to identify authentic Southwest Native American arts and crafts, silver jewelry, beadwork, quillwork, pottery, rugs, baskets, fetishes and katsina dolls. You'll learn how to identify quality contemporary Indian art, where to buy it, what questions to ask, and how to identify fraudulent work.

You'll also find solid information on the dynamic history and process of Native art with a comprehensive resource and personal views into these creative worlds.