First American Art : The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by Bruce Bernstein and Gerald McMaster, Book, copyright 2004 23026 Acrylic on wood

Acrylic on wood

and greasy yellow

Certain styles of traditional headgear predate this type and probably influenced its development

original vintage painting by artist Lewis Lee Tilley

First American Art : The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by Bruce Bernstein and Gerald McMaster, Book, copyright 2004 23026 Acrylic on woodFirst American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art is a landmark publication documenting one of the finest private collections of Native American art ever assembled. Published in conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, this richly illustrated volume presents more than 200 masterworks representing the artistic traditions of Indigenous peoples