[ARCTIC / NORTHWEST COAST] Group of Books on Culture, Art, and History

lot of 6, includes:

Albert P. Niblack, The Coast Indians of Southern Alaska and Northern British Columbia, Based on the Collections in the U.S. National Museum, and on the Personal Observation of the Writer in Connection with the Survey of Alaska in the Seasons of 1885, 1886, and 1887 (a Smithsonian Institution, Report of the U.S. National Museum 1888)

Ted J. Brasser, "'Bo'jou Neejee!': Profiles of Canadian Indian Art (Ottawa, National Museum of Man Exhibition Catalogue 1976)

Victoria Wyatt, Shapes of Their Thoughts: Reflections of Culture Contact in Northwest Coast Indian Art (New Haven, Yale University Peabody Museum of Natural History Exhibition Catalogue 1984)

Erna Gunther, Indian Life on the Northwest Coast of North America as Seen by the Early Explorers and Fur Traders during the Last Decades of the Eighteenth Century (The University of Chicago Press 1972)

Marius Barbeau, Medicine Men on the North Pacific Coast (National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 152, Ottawa 1958)

Dorothy Jean Ray, Aleut and Eskimo Art: Tradition and Innovation in South Alaska (Seattle, University of Washington Press 1981)

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Ms. Farnand has helmed the Native American Art department since its inception at Cowan's Auctions in 2003, developing it into one of the most respected and successful departments in the category. Throughout her career, Ms. Farnand has sold over $50 million in Native Art, and has created focused and curated auctions for 19th and 20th century Native works, Jewelry, and Modern and Contemporary Native and Indigenous Arts. A distinguished expert in her field, Ms. Farnand is a respected voice in the ongoing dialogue between Native American tribal groups and the collecting community regarding culturally significant objects, serving as a board member of the Authentic Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) since 2019, and spearheading the effort to return a sacred Ahayu:da wooden figure to its rightful home in the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico in 2020. She has also been an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow since 2016. Ms. Farnand holds an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.A. in Art History from John Carroll University.

Erin Rust

Associate Vice President, Specialist, Native American Art

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Erin Rust is a specialist in the Native American, Prehistoric & Tribal Art department at Hindman.
Ms. Rust began as a specialist in Native American Art and Artifacts at Cowan’s Auctions in 2017, with a focus on Native jewelry and Midwestern prehistoric artifacts. She has also worked on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Rust holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in History, concentrating in Native Studies, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Rust also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.

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[ARCTIC / NORTHWEST COAST] Group of Books on Culture, Art, and History

From the Library of Harmer Johnson

Please Note: This lot is located in and will ship from Cincinnati, Ohio.

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[ARCTIC / NORTHWEST COAST] Group of Books on Culture, Art, and History

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