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Primitive art : its traditions and styles
- Title
- Primitive art : its traditions and styles / Paul S. Wingert.
- Author
- Wingert, Paul S. (Paul Stover), 1900-1974.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1962.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | N5313 W72 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxii, 421 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- Touches on Negro Africa, Oceania, North America, Indonesia, Micronesia, Australia, South America, and Eskimo North America.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I: Art in the life of primitive peoples -- The artist: his patron and public -- The need for art -- Motivations -- Functions -- Meanings -- Resume -- Part II: Artistic traditions and styles -- Africa -- Oceania -- The American Indian -- Part III: Conclusion: some general considerations.
- LCCN
- 62020161
- OCLC
- ocm01593370
- 1593370
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries