| Description |
1 online resource (358 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Long, Consistent History; 2. Meaning and Significance in Design; 3. Meaning and Significance in Material; Plate Section; 4. Copper: Its Ceremonial Role; Appendix; Notes; Maps I-III; Tables I-IX; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. |
| Summary |
Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual examines the thousands of beautiful and intricate ritual works of art -- from ceremonial weaponry to delicate copper pendants and ear ornaments -- created in eastern North America before the arrival of Europeans. The first comprehensive examination of this 3,000-year-old metallurgical tradition, the book provides unique insight into the motivation of the artisans and the significance of these objects, and highlights the brilliance and sophistication of the early civilizations of the Americas.Comparing the ritual architecture and metallurgy of the original Americans. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indian copperwork -- East (U.S.)
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Indian copperwork. |
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Indians of North America -- East (U.S.) -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Indians of North America. |
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Rites and ceremonies. |
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Indian metal-work -- East (U.S.)
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Indian metal-work. |
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Indian copperwork -- Canada, Eastern.
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Eastern Canada. |
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Indians of North America -- Canada, Eastern -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Indian metal-work -- Canada, Eastern.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trevelyan, Amelia M. Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual : Metallurgy in Precontact Eastern North America. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813122724 |
| ISBN |
9780813147550 (electronic book) |
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0813147557 (electronic book) |
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