Indians of the Plains/Indians of the Northwest Coast

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Indians of the Plains/Indians of the Northwest Coast

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.117

Description

Indians of the Plains/Indians of the Northwest Coast. This book is a speciaI members' edition by American Museum Science Books including two books: Indians of the Plains by Robert H. Lowie and Indians of the Northwest Coast by Philip Drucker. Indians of the Plains is a comprehensive study of the prehistory and culture of the tribes such as the Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Dakota Crow, and Kiowa, which inhabited the Plains from the Mississippi to the Rockies. The includes over 80 photographs and drawings. Indians of the Northwest Coast is a comprehensive study of the Indians that lived from Yakutat Bay in Alaska to the northern coast of California. The author first describes the land, people, and prehistory of the area and then discusses each aspect of the culture: social structures and marriage customs, economy and technology, religion, rituals, art, wars and feuds. The book contains over 70 photographs and drawings. This book is part of the Don Reynolds Collection. 258/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Social life & customs, Religion, Art, Totem poles, Games, Food

Search Terms

Northwest Coast Indians, Plains Indians, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Dakota Crow, Kiowa, Art-Native American, Religion-Native American, Economy-Native American, Marterial Culture-Native American, Society-Native American, Native American, Northwest Coast Tribes, Native American History, Ceremonials, Mythology, Clothing, Cheyenne, Dakota Crow, Alaska Tribes

Book Details

Author

Lowie, Robert H./Drucker, Philip

Place Published

City

Garden City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1963

Call No.

Ethnology LO

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good