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Indigenous Aesthetics: Native Art, Media, and Identity
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INDIGENOUS AESTHETICS

INDIGENOUS

AESTHETICS

NATIVE ART MEDIA AND IDENTITY

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CONTENTS

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Notes

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Place

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Artists Series 135

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Artists Series

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American

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Seasons

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148 166

Detail

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Artists

American Indian Artists Series 142

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Return

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PREFACE

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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