Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Weaving a California tradition Weaving a California tradition Linda Yamane Follows an eleven-year-old Western Mono Indian, as she and her relatives prepare materials needed for basketweaving, make the baskets, and attend the California Indian Basketweavers Association's ann… OL15801179W
Dakota Women's Work Dakota Women's Work Colette A. Hyman A tiny pair of beaded deerskin moccasins, given to a baby in 1913, provides the starting point for this thoughtful examination of the work of Dakota women. Mary Eastman Faribault, born in Minnesota, … OL16308338W
The Indian how book The Indian how book Arthur Caswell Parker A guide to over seventy crafts and activities of various Indian tribes revealing many facts about their everyday lives and customs. OL1903547W
Indian handcrafts Indian handcrafts C. Keith Wilbur Describes and gives instructions for making, a variety of traditional Indian tools, implements, clothing, toys, ornaments, and other items. OL1928340W
Jesse Monongya Jesse Monongya Lois Sherr Dubin "Lois Sherr Dubin reveals one of the finest Native American jewelers alive today. Jesse Monongya, of Navajo and Hopi heritage, is a world-renowned master of painterly inlay, whose work rivals that of… OL1954289W
Hallmarks of the Southwest Hallmarks of the Southwest Barton Wright Resource book alphabetically cataloging individual Native American hallmarks, encompassing pottery, jewelry, weaving and carving. OL3659471W
Finger Weaving Finger Weaving Alta R. Turner Directions for using finger weaving, or flat braiding, to make belts, hair ties, collars, neck-ties, and other items with designs created by North American Indians and ancient Peruvians. OL7146452W