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Detail of cover - THE NAVAHO (kluckhohn1p 150/225 KLUC01)
Kluckhohn, Clyde & Dorothea Leighton. THE NAVAHO. The People and the world around them. BNo. 0-674-60603-5. Revised Edition, 1979 (1974) (pb). Pp: (xvi), 355; 205mm x 135mm; 0.44kg. 11 b/w, 12 fig, 2 tab, 1 map. Foreword, preface, introduction, acknowledgments, notes, references, bibliography, index. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1979. (The author considers four aspects of Navaho life; their history, economic situation, cultural heritage, and social structure) (Keywords: Ethnography, North American, Indian, Navajo, Navaho).
Book Code: G164 SOLD - now out of stock AU$15
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MacDonald, George F. HAIDA MONUMENTAL ART. Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands. BNo. 0-7748-0484-X. Reprint Edition, 1994 (1983) (pb). Pp: x, 218; 300mm x 300mm; 1.63kg. 19 col, 295 b/w, 20 fig, 7 map. Foreword, preface, acknowledgments, selected bibliography, credits. A good paperback copy. (minor wear at corners). Wrp: g. UBC Press, Vancouver, 1994. (By combining archaeology and ethnohistory, the author presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village) (Keywords: Ethnology, ethnography, traditional society, mythology, Haida, Xa'gi, Ata'na, mortuary sculpture, house dwellings).
Book Code: M864 AU$50
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Detail of cover - MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY (nicholson10p 165/221 NICH10)
Nicholson, Irene. MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY. Maya and Nahua civilisations. BNo. 0-600-34276-X. Second Impression, 1988, (1983). Pp: 144; 280mm x 205mm; 0.90kg. Num col & b/w. Introduction, further reading list, acknowledgments, index. A good hardback copy with illustrated cover. Cvr: g. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, London, 1988. (The author retells the ancient stories of Mexican and Central American mythology as they were in pre-Hispanic times. A collection of religion, lore and legend that reveals a civilisation of astonishing richness and beauty) (Keywords: Mythology, folklore, Central American, Maya, Nahua, Cotzumahaulpan, Aztec).
Book Code: N023 AU$25
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Detail of cover - Ceremonial Costumes of the PUEBLO INDIANS (roediger10p 155/221 ROED01)
Roediger, Virginia More. CEREMONIAL COSTUMES OF THE PUEBLO INDIANS. Their Evolution, Fabrication, and Significance in the Prayer Drama. BNo. 0-520-07631-1. New Edition, 1991 (1941) (pb). Pp: xvii, 253; 280mm x 195mm; 1.30kg. 40 col, 25 fig, 1 map. Preface, author's preface, introduction, appendix, notes, bibliography. A very good stiff-card copy. Wrp: vg. (minor bump on lower corner). University of California Press, Berkeley, 1991. (After a brief survey of history, location, and life of the Pueblo peoples, the author embarks on a thorough analysis of the materials used in the costumes) (Keywords: Ethology, anthropology, North America, Indians, Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni, Rio Grande, religion, ritual).
Book Code: F317 AU$38
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Sides, Dorothy Smith. DECORATIVE ART OF THE SOUTHWESTERN INDIANS. Design Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen. BNo. 0-486-20139-2. Reprint Edition, 1961 (1936) (pb). Pp: xviii, (110); 210mm x 145mm; 0.20kg. 290 fig. Foreword, acknowledgments, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Dover Publications Inc, New York, 1961. (The author and noted artist and collector has gathered together and redrawn in black and white nearly 300 examples of the finest authentic Southwestern Indian decoration that she has seen in a lifetime of study) (Keywords: Archaeology, Pecos, Sikyatki, Mimbres, Pueblo, Acoma, Hopi, kachina, Zuni, Cochiti, Apache).
Book Code: K460 AU$15
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Detail of cover - THE MYTHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN (spence2p 150/238 SPEN02)
Spence, Lewis. THE MYTHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. Insights into the character and beliefs. BNo. 0-486-25967-6. Republished Edition, 1992 (1914) (pb). Pp: xii, 393, (xv); 215mm x 135mm; 0.52kg. 36 ill, 1 map. Preface, bibliography, glossary and index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Dover Publications Inc, New York, 1989. (This book contains myths and legends of the North American Indians and provides insights into the character and beliefs of the tribes which once dominated extensive territories of North America) (Keywords: Folklore, North America, Algonquin, Iroquoi, Pawnee, Sioux).
Book Code: M907 SOLD - now out of stock AU$16
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