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North American Indian

written by David Murdoch ; chief consultant Stanley A. Freed PhD curator, department of anthropology, AMNH ; photographed by Lynton Gardiner

(Eyewitness guides, 60)

Dorling Kindersley, 1995

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Description

Peaceful farmers on the fertile Mid-Atlantic seaboard fierce warriors in the wooded Northeast nomadic buffalo hunters on the Great Plains and igloo-dwellers in the frozen Arctic - the North American Indians were as diverse as the vast continent on which they lived. From the simple spear points of the Paleo Indians to the intricately carved totem poles of the tribes of the Northwest coast the stunning art forms of these unique peoples are illustrated in breathtaking detail. Examine the beautiful headdresses of the Haidas marvel at the transformation masks of the Kwakiutls and admire the magnificent ceremonial costumes of the Dakotas. Written by David Murdoch Senior Lecturer in American History at Leeds University and produced in association with The American Museum of Natural History North American Indian is an exciting introduction to North America's native peoples.

Table of Contents

  • Peopling of the Americas
  • the Northeast
  • Mid Atlantic
  • league of the Iroquois
  • shamans and medicine men
  • the Southeast
  • the five civilized tribes
  • the Ohio river valley
  • Western Great Lakes
  • the Great Plains
  • the Sioux and Blackfeet
  • the Hidasta
  • war and peace
  • people of the plateau
  • the Great Basin
  • California dreaming
  • the Southwest
  • the Hopi
  • the Apache and Navajo
  • Papago and Pima
  • land of the totem poles
  • art second to none
  • Potlach
  • Subarctic
  • land of snow and ice
  • decoration and adornment
  • modern times.

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  • NCID
    BA29714625
  • ISBN
    • 0751360368
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    62 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
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