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Zuk, Bill; Dalton, Robert – 1999
Approximately 5,000 works by Native artists across North America were examined to identify images that appeared to contain elements of humor. Several distinctive categories of humor in Native art were revealed: (1) whimsy (a sense of sheer fun or spontaneous amusement); (2) satire, ranging from gentle teasing to biting ridicule; (3) themes…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Art Expression