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This is just another coffee table book, or maybe it would fit in a high school library. The title is entirely misleading; there is precious little clothing illustrated. Lots of baskets, landscapes and material culture dominate the color pictures but if you're interested in various forms of dress for the different tribes, you'd do better to look at American Indian Art Magazine, or at other coffee table or serious books of museum collections. For me, this was a colossal waste of money.

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More than five centuries of native peoples' artistry. Native Americans crafted beautiful clothing out of skins, pigment, quills and sinew. The collection of photographs in this outstanding reference celebrates this decorative genius...