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9780810936898

North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment From Prehistory to the Present

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810936898

  • ISBN10:

    0810936895

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-05-01
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

Adornment - jewelry, beadwork, and ceremonial regalia - is a defining medium of cultural expression for North American Indians. Southwestern turquoise jewelry and Plains beadwork are recognized hallmarks of Indian peoples, yet there exist many other examples of Indian artistry, such as beautifully "carved" metal bracelets from the Northwest Coast; quillwork and moosehair objects from the Subarctic; etched dentalium-shell and elkhorn jewelry from northern California; and engraved purple mussel-shell gorgets from Oklahoma and the Southeast. This book, filled with thousands of beautiful and distinctive objects, many of them never before published, presents the first comprehensive study of Indian adornment from prehistoric times to the present.

Author Biography

Lois Sherr Dubin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in landscape architecture and a strong background in ecology

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6(9)
Foreword
Chief Phillip Martin
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians 9(2)
Foreword
David Hurst Thomas
Curator of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, and Lorann S. A. Pendleton, Director, Nels Nelson American Archaeology Laboratory, American Museum of Natural History 11(3)
Entering the Circle
14(12)
Forming the Circle: The Early Americans
26(34)
Shifting Boundaries: The Arctic
60(50)
Flowers and Furs: The Subarctic
110(40)
Gifts of Shell and Silver: The Woodlands
150(86)
Vision Quests and Strong Medicine: The Plains
236(74)
Converging Traditions: The Great Basin
310(36)
Basketry and Beadwork: The Plateau
346(32)
Carvers and Jewelers: The Northwest Coast
378(46)
Regalia From Sky, Land, and Sea: California
424(34)
Veins of Turquoise: The Southwest
458(88)
Crossroads Within the Circle
546(36)
Notes 582(7)
Glossary 589(2)
Selected Bibliography 591(7)
Index 598(10)
Photograph and Illustration Credits 608

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