North American Indian [electronic resource]
Murdoch, David H. (David Hamilton), 1937-2013
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Abstract: Here is an original and exciting new guide to the fascinating civilizations of North American Indians. See a necklace made of bear claws, a model of a Blackfeet teepee, a false face made from cornhusks, how fish were trapped in a basket, and a Cheyenne feathered war bonnet. Learn about the kachina ceremony, why love dolls were important, how turtle shells made music, what's stored inside a parfleche, and how pemmican was made. Discover the meanings of carvings on a Haida totem pole, what's inside an Iroquois longhouse, what medicine men carried in their medical kits, how a bow drill works, and much, much more.
Main title:
North American Indian [electronic resource] / written by David Murdoch ; photographed by Lynton Gardiner ; chief consultant, Stanley A. Freed.
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Edition:
[Rev. ed.].
Imprint:
New York [N.Y.] : DK, 2005 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (276 entries) : 239 images, digital files.
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Variant title:
Other title: Eyewitness North American Indian.
Notes:
"Discover the rich cultures of American Indians - from pueblo dwellers to Inuit hunters"--Cover."In association with the American Museum of Natural History."At head of title: Eyewitness.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps
Contents:
Peopling of the Americas -- A vast continent -- Medicine and the spirit world -- The far Northeast -- The League of the Iroquois -- The three sisters -- The Mid-Atlantic Seaboard -- The Ohio River Valley -- Western Great Lakes -- The settled Southeast -- The "Five Civilized Tribes" -- The Great Plains -- The Dakota (Sioux)-- Mandan and Hidatsa -- War and peace -- The Sun Dance -- The high Plateau -- The Great Basin -- Californian hunter-gatherers -- The stunning Southwest -- The Pueblo peoples -- Apache and Navajo -- Papago and Pima -- Land of the totem poles -- Art second to none The power of potlatch -- Northern hunters -- The frozen Arctic -- Modern times -- Did you know? -- Who's who?
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
0756610818 (print)0756610826 (lib bdg)9780756610814 (print)9781782683483 (online)
Dewey class:
970.00497
LC class:
E77.4
Language:
English
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Related title:
North American Indian
BRN:
502365
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