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The Broken Hoop: The History of Native Americans from 1600 to 1890, from the Atlantic Coast to the Prairie
Hardback. 116 pages. Good condition. Cat No 5089
Building a Chippewa Indian Birch-Bark Canoe
Detailed instructional booklet on how to build a large canoe using traditional tribal methods. Illustrated. Paperback. 46 pages. Good condition. Cat No 5066
Indians of Sequoia and Kings Canyon
A guide to the society, the culture, the traditional customs, and the archaeology of the indigenous people of Kings Canyon east of Fresno in California. Includes a bibliography. Paperback. 56 pages. Good condition. Cat No 4772
Fragile Traditions: Indonesian Art in Jeopardy
The growth of the international market for indigenous art forms has created a threat to the communities that produce them. This book focuses on the complex effects of the primitive art market and the private and institutional collecting on the vibrant art traditions of Indonesia.
Story of a Tlingit Community: Problem in the Relationship Between Archaeological, Ethnological and Historical Methods
A lengthy report on the study conducted by exploratory expeditions to Alaska in 1949 where ethnological research, including contact with elder indigenous peoples, is combined with small scale archaeological collection of tools and ornaments.
New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts
A comprehensive illustrated guide to traditional Maori arts and crafts - carving, dyes and tatoos, painted patterns, wall panels, weaving, and basket work. Hardback. 160 pages. In good clean condition. Cat No 4739
Threads of Life: A Private Collection of Textiles from Indonesia and Sarawak
An exhibition catalogue of ceremonial textile hangings, banners and skirt fabrics from Indonesia employing traditional dyes and weaving techniques to produce patterns of intricate and unique design.
A Survey of Tibet - བོད་ལྗོ།པ།གཞིཔ།བབྱཔ། - 西藏概况
A history of Tibet and its remarkable landscape followed by sections on folk art, ancient medicinal texts, astronomy, the art and scriptures of Buddhist religion, temple architecture, and Tibetan theatre and handicrafts. Illustrated throughout with many colour photographs.
Ethiopian Trilogy
Catalogue of a photographic exhibition held at the Royal Geographical Society, whose photographs capture local peoples and their cultural traditions in intimate detail, focussing on three disparate geographical regions – Gondar, Harar, and little known Borana. Paperback.
Pygmées, l'Esprit de la Forêt
An album of 80 superb b&w photographs of the forest pygmies of the southern Central African Republic taken during a single expedition by prize-winning photogapher Benard Descamps.