North American Indian (repost)
David S. Murdoch, "North American Indian"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0756610818 | 72 pages | PDF | 39,6 MB
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0756610818 | 72 pages | PDF | 39,6 MB
Here is an original and exciting guide to the fascinating civilizations of North American Indians. Superb, full-color photographs offer a unique and revealing eyewitness view of this rich culture.
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 bowdrill works, and much, much more.