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Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institution (Tiny Folios Series)
Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution - Tiny Folios Series Author:U.S. National Museum of the American Indian, Richard W. Hill, Clara Sue Kidwell, W. Richard West This little volume (4 x 4 3/8") provides an impressive overview of the most significant collection of art by Native Americans anywhere in the world. Established by an act of Congress in 1989, the Smithsonians National Musuem of the American Indian (NMAI) is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, liter... more »ature, history, and the arts of Native Americans. The museums collections span more than 10,000 years and as this lavishly illustrated miniature volume demonstrates include a multitlude of fascinating objects, from ancient clay figurines to contemporary Indian paintings, from all over the Americas.« less