The Osage people, who have flourished in several locations and within a multiplicity of environments in the American Midwest, have infused their arts with an aesthetic vigor bound to an exquisite simplicity. Art of the Osage, the first comprehensive presentation of the art of the Osage people, explores the interconnections among their material culture, social organization, cosmology, aesthetics, and rituals. This volume draws together over two centuries’ worth of Osage art, tracing the patterns of Osage life and culture as they existed from contact to the present. The Osage people thrived in the central Mississippi Valley fur trade from the late seventeenth through the early nineteenth centuries, were forcibly relocated into northern Oklahoma in the nineteenth century, and prospered again from mineral and oil wealth in the twentieth century. As with other civilizations that have balanced abundance with hardship, the Osage experience yielded a highly refined artistic tradition, rich in meaning and complex in its commitment to utility. Cradle boards, headdresses, riding quirts and war clubs, beadwork and ribbon work, blankets, peyote fans, rattles, wedding garments, and dance costumes display the range and beauty of Osage material culture. In contrast to many other Native American artistic traditions, Osage art has never been commercialized: artisans have typically made items only for members of their families or other members of the Osage community. Although contemporary Osage art shows direct continuity in decorative motifs and basic forms with early historic Osage art, it is still a dynamic and evolving artistic tradition. Uninfluenced by external market forces, it represents one of a declining number of true indigenous living artistic traditions. The works illustrated here reveal the bold yet subtle aesthetic of Osage art, one of the most distinctive and significant Native artistic traditions in the United States.

Art of the Osage

Arts & Photography

Bailey, Garrick

Swan, Daniel C.

History & Criticism

University of Washington Press

A briefer version of Peoples and Bailey's best-selling HUMANITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 4th (1997). HUMANITY, 4th is noteworthy for its strong historical coverage and concentration on ethnic conflict in the modern world. The brief text will condense much of this material, appealing to the significant number of instructors who assign supplemental readings and ethnographies along with a main text. INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY is a more accessible text with greater visual appeal and simpler graphs and concept summaries.

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Politics & Social Sciences

Peoples, James

Social Sciences

Wadsworth Publishing

Covers the character and nature of culture and social behavior as developed by anthropologists through the study of people. Research-based, this mainstream text emphasizes the materialistic approach to the study of cultural diversity in humanity and shows why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural differences is critical in the modern world. Major changes include: a greater emphasis on applied anthropology such as population growth and world hunger (Ch. 19); changes in the political status of various world regions such as new nations rising from the break-up of the USSR (Chs. 17 &amp; 18) and recent conflicts in Eastern Europe (Ch. 18).

Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Using engaging stories and clear writing, ADVANTAGE BOOKS: HUMANITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Eighth Edition introduces cultural anthropology within a solid framework centered around globalization and culture change. Peoples and Bailey focus on the social and cultural consequences of globalization, emphasizing culture change and world problems. The book's engaging narrative provides new ways of looking at many of the challenges facing the world in this century. As you explore more contemporary issues, including recent debates on gay marriage, cultural and economic globalization, population growth, hunger, and the survival of indigenous cultures, you'll gain a better understanding of the cultural information you need to successfully navigate in today's global economy. The authors emphasize the diversity of humanity and reveal why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural differences is critical in the modern world.

Cengage Advantage Books: Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

This mainstream introductory text has earned a reputation for the excellence of its research-oriented approach to the core principles of Cultural Anthropology. The text emphasizes the diversity of humanity and shows why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural difference is critical in the modern world.

This text is a brief, more affordable version of the Peoples and Bailey, HUMANITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Fifth Edition (2000). Its coverage of core topics, smaller size, and economical price make it well suited for instructors who wish to adopt a core text along with supplemental texts such as readers and ethnographies. The text shares, in a briefer format, the same rich characteristics that made HUMANITY a best-seller over the years: strong scholarship, rich ethnographic examples and a unique focus on modern ethnicity and the survival of indigenous peoples.

Essentials of Cultural Anthropology

Wadsworth/Thomson Learning

Essentials of Cultural Anthropology (Non-InfoTrac Version)

This is a mainstream comprehensive cultural anthropology text with a balanced theoretical perspective.

Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (with InfoTrac and Earthwatch)

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Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (with InfoTrac)

With a thorough integration of globalization issues and an accessible style, HUMANITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Seventh Edition, is unique among texts for the course. Authors James People and Garrick Bailey have drafted an engaging narrative that gives students new ways of looking at many of the challenges facing the world in the twenty-first century-particularly those involving ethnic conflicts, recent issues involving marriage, population growth, hunger, and the survival of indigenous cultures. Through their highly acclaimed approach, Peoples and Bailey emphasize the diversity of humanity and reveal why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural differences is critical in the modern world. Advantage prices and still full color!

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Art of the Osage

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Cengage Advantage Books: Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Essentials of Cultural Anthropology

Essentials of Cultural Anthropology (Non-InfoTrac Version)

Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (with InfoTrac and Earthwatch)

Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (with InfoTrac)

Thompson Advantage Books: Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (with InfoTrac®)