Repatriation

Six Chumash Presentation Basketsby Jan Timbrook
Describes the six Chumash coin-design presentation baskets that are currently known to exist, discusses the baskets’ weavers and summarizes the history of the Spanish coins whose designs appear on the baskets.
(American Indian Art, Volume 39 | Number 3 | Summer 2014)

Wampum from Early European Collections, Part 1: Strings, Belts and Braceletsby Christian Feest
Considers some early examples of the Native-made currency known as wampum—in the form of strings, belts and bracelets—that are found in numerous collections throughout Europe.
(American Indian Art, Volume 39 | Number 3 | Summer 2014)

Puebloan Plates:
Innovation Becomes Traditionby Sherry C. Maurer and Kent R. Olson
Proposes a new definition for Puebloan plates, examines the history of flat and semiflat ceramic forms made by potters from several Puebloan groups and discusses the emergence in the 1920s of modern plates.
(American Indian Art, Volume 39 | Number 3 | Summer 2014)