Trading Identities

The Souvenir in Native North American Art from the Northeast, 1700-1900

by Ruth B Phillips

This book examines a range of art forms produced by Indians in northeastern North American for sale to travelers and tourists during the 18th and 19th centuries. Images newly uncovered in archives and travel literature--including depictions of Native vendors and makers--illustrate the book, along with never-before-displayed or published objects from museum collections in Europe and North America. 209 illustrations, 38 in color. Map.

352 pp ~ illustrated — ©1999