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World on a Glass Plate
Reproductions of forty of the Museum's C19th ethnographic photographs from all corners of the globe featuring tribal individuals and their cultures most of which are now substantially lost. Paperback. 42 pages. Very good clean condition. Cat No 4283
Decorative and Symbolic Uses of Vertebrate Fossils
An unusual survey of examples where fossils have been incorporated into ancient jewelley or depicted in modern advertising.
The Manufacture of a Flint Arrow-Head by Quartzite Hammer-Stone
Probably the earliest practical guide to the technique of percussion flaking of a flint using a hammer stone to produce a usable arrow head as employed by the hunters of the Stone Age. Detailed description of the stages involved with many useful diagrams. Paerback. 40 pages.&nbs
Basketmakers: Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets
Published to accompany an exhibition of the Museum's large collection of traditional and historic hand-made baskets from North and South American tribal groups. Illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Includes a species list of plant fibres used in basket production
Andean Village Technology: An Introduction to a Collection of Articles from Santiage de Chocorvos, Peru
Description of the village utensils used in spinning, weaving, carrying, ploughsing and cheese making plus traditional musical instruments. Paperback. 30 pages. Illustrated. Good clean condition. Cat No 3012
Eskimos of Northwest Alaska in the Early Nineteenth Century
A very extensive catalogue of artefacts collected from Alaskan eskimos during British expeditions made in the 1820's and 1830's preceded by a substantial essay outlining the history of explorations in the region with details of the collecting expeditions and those who led them.
Hair Embroidery in Siberia and North America
Treatise on indigenous embroideries employing hair from moose, reindeer, caribou, horse and porcupine quill as practiced by North Americanplains indians, and native peoples of Alaska, Aleutian, Sakhalin and Siberia. Paperback. 84 pages. 16 b&w plates. Bibliography. New condition.
The Technology of a Modern Stone Age People in New Guinea
Detailed survey of tools, weapons and domestic crafts of what are, in effect, stone age societies in New Guinea. 60 pages plus 16 b&w plates showing men and women manufacturing arrows, axes and bags. Small inscription otherwise good clean condition. Cat No 1100.