Arts & crafts of the Native American tribes /

Johnson, Michael, 1937 April 22-

Arts & crafts of the Native American tribes / Arts and crafts of the Native American tribes Michael Johnson & Bill Yenne. - Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2011. - 256 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-253) and index.

Introduction -- North American decorative materials -- Northeastern woodlands -- Moccasins -- The great plains, prairies, and plateau -- Southeastern nations -- Southwest -- California -- Northwest Coast -- Arctic and Subarctic -- Ceremonial dress of recent times.

"Details how Native American culture evolved, the artifacts produced on the continent and the ways they were made, and the techniques of decoration and embellishment that utilized a variety of disparate natural commodities that depended on geographical necessity and abundance"--Jacket flap.

1554079020 (hbk.) 9781554079025 (hbk.)

GBB168740 bnb

20119002280 015821198 Uk


Indian art--North America.
Indian craft.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs.

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