Primitive Art By Franz Boaz

1955 Trade Paperback

Dover Publications

Good Condition

Art

Primitive Art, published in 1927 by anthropologist Franz Boas, is a foundational text that analyzes the fundamental traits of art from non-Western cultures, challenging evolutionary theories by arguing for cultural relativism and focusing on the universal principles of style, symbolism, and form in art, music, and dance, drawing heavily from his fieldwork with the Indigenous peoples of the American Northwest Coast. The book is known for its clear language, extensive illustrations, and its argument that all human cultures have evolved in unique ways, rather than being inherently superior or inferior.