ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, AND NORTHERN INDIAN BASKETS AND CURIOS. by Frohman Trading Co.
Reprint of 1902 wholesale and retail catalog from this trading company. Pictures and describes many baskets from various tribes and styles plus other goods like carved model canoes and paddles and totem poles. Prices are given for many items; convert to 2020 by multiplying by about 30.
Provides a good survey of the crafts from various tribes, including Yakutat of Alaska, Potlatch ceremonial baskets, Klickitat baskets, rare Skokomish baskets, Sally bags, Makah baskets, Haida potlatch dancing baskets, Chilcat blankets, Maidu and Pomo baskets, Pima and Maricopa baskets, baskets of Pomos, Maidus and Missions, E-pi-ca and Shibus, and some very rare baskets "priced on application" of Pomo burden and feather and abalone baskets.
ISBN: None. Order #: BIMO1067 paper$15.00.
AMERICAN INDIAN COOKING & HERB LORE. by J. Ed Sharpe and Thomas B. Underwood.
Legends, food & herb uses, recipes from many tribes. Includes legends of corn and game hunting, with notes on using vegetables and wild plants as well as Indian beverages. soups, and broths. there are chapters on Indian breads and on herbs and their uses. Most recipes do not alarm, but there is a yellowjacket soup in the book. 32 pages, illustrated.
Check stock.ISBN: 0-935741-05-4. 1973. CHER6876 paper$6.00.
ARTS & CRAFTS OF THE CHEROKEE. by Rodney L Leftwich.
Crafts background and material guide for baskets, beadwork, weapons,
pottery, pipes, weaving, feather, stone, metal, leather, shell, wood. 146 photos show materials used, process of making goods, artists at work. 160 pages, bibliography.
ISBN: 0-935741-11-9. 1970. Order #: CHER9764 paper$12.95.
BOWS and ARROWS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS. by Jim Hamm.
Complete step-by-step guide to making and using wooden-, sinew-backed, composite bows;
strings; arrows; quivers like those of the American Indians. Use of woods, bones and sinews plus bird feathers sculpting arrowheads from stones. Shows Ishi, northern California's Stone Age Indian of early 1900s in position to shoot. Illustrated, 160 pages.
ISBN: 1-555821-168-3. 1991. Order #: LYBU1234 paper$14.95.
CHEROKEE COOKLORE. by Mary Ulmer & Samuel E. Beck.
Using wild foods and herbs known to Cherokee
Native Americans, gives recipes for bread, corn, beans, game dishes. Shows cook in action using early methods and tools, with tips on preparing corn and cooking.. Photos, 71 pages.
Inventory =3. ISBN: None. 1951. Order #: CHER7273 paper$5.95.
CHEROKEE PLANTS--their uses; a 400-year history. by Paul B. Hamel & Mary U. Chiltoskey.
Natural recipes and remedies from Cherokee Indian culture. Also gives information on uses of plants in religion and medicine, in social structures, and for shelter, home furnishings, and utensils and for weaving baskets. Tells of uses of honeysuckle, river cane, coneflower, white oak, and much more. Lists dozens of plants with their uses. Drawings, bibliography, 72 pages.
ISBN: None. 1975. Order #: CHER7279 paper$5.95.
EASY FIELD GUIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN PETROGLYPHS. by Elizabeth C.
Welsh.
Native rock carvings
are illustrated and discussed, along with preservation, in this handy guide: how they are made, why, and where to find. Illustrated with drawings. 32
little pages.
ISBN: 978 0-935810-60-8. Order #: AMTR4600 paper$3.95.
FINGER WEAVING: INDIAN BRAIDING. by Alta R. Turner.
Techniques and patterns of North American Plains and Woodlands
Indians. Patterns described include diagonal stripe, chevron diamond, lightning, double lightning, arrow-head, Peruvian rep braid, Peruvian cross rep braid, and more. 49 illustrations. (26 color), 48pages, bibliography, index.
ISBN: 0-935741-13-5. 1989. Order #: CHER7278 paper$5.95.
GUIDE TO ROCK ART SITES (A): Southern California and southern Nevada. Whitley.
224 pages, color photos, drawings, maps. Covers 38 sites describing their content, preservation conditions, and locations taking into account different
environments when some were made such as during a later Ice Age period.
ISBN: 0-87108-926-2. Out of print. Order #: MOPR1816 paper$20.00.
HOW TO MAKE CHEROKEE CLOTHING. by Donald Sizemore.
Use of rawhide, beads, quills to make traditional Cherokee Indians' clothing.
Detailed instructions and illustrations show and tell how to make traditional Cherokee clothing such as Cherokee shirts chief's cloak, fur cape, embroidered vest, breech clouts and aprons, feathered hats of the peace time chief, leggings, belts, skirts, moccasins, headdresses. Also included are hair styles and ornaments, tattooing, body paint, necklaces, pouches, knife holsters. Color drawings, 304 large-format pages.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-935741-19-4. 1995. Order #: CHER5621 paper$19.95.
INDIAN DESIGNS: 48 patterns from
Southwest (Hopi, Acoma, Navajo, Apache,
Aztec, Papago, Zuni, more.
by David and Jean Villasenor.
A collection of dozens of striking black-and-white Native
American patterns (for such things as rainbird spirits,
flute players, Father Sky, and turtles). The authentic, exciting 8-1/2" x 11"
Southwest Indian graphics beg to be reproduced through applique, fabric
painting, needlepoint, or any of a number of other crafts projects.
Illustrations, 48 pages, large format.
Check stock.ISBN: 978-0-87961-122-4. Order #: NAGR1974 paper$10.95.
INDIAN SANDPAINTING OF THE GREATER SOUTHWEST. by David Villasenor.
Religious-medical function of Navajo symbols: Swastika, Thunder,
Whirling Rainbow, more.
Color pictures
of sandpaintings with their interpretations of the ceremonial significance. Sandpainting is a very old
Southwest Indian Art in which the Medicine Man "paints" loosely upon the ground,
or, on some occasions, upon buckskin or cloth, by letting the sands flow with
control and skill through his sensitized fingers. He may use also, in
conjunction with the sands of natural color, corn meal, flower pollen, powdered
roots and bark, in the execution of this ritual.
Because of the sacred nature of this ceremony, the sandpainting is begun,
finished, used, and destroyed within a twelve hour period (either night or day). 16 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-911010-92-3. Order #: NAGR0949 paper$4.95.
INDIANCRAFT. by McIntosh/Shell.
Clear, concise instructions for acquiring
materials and making many popular Native American handicrafts. Basic
designs for both the plains and woodland Indians, instructions for making both
circular and straight leather strippers, suggestions on where to find rawhide,
leather, fur, and wood. But the title's major emphasis is to present
construction details for such things as the warbonnet and its carrying case, headbands, roach headdresses, men's leather and
ribbon shirts, moccasins, chokers, breastplates, bead and quill work, gorgets
and several types of necklaces. Covered as well are instructions for making bows
and arrows, decorated scabbards, and Hopi rabbit sticks as well as the throwing
stick. Includes items associated with the dance and social gatherings: anklets,
dance bustles, women's cloth dance dresses, dance shawls, beaded baseball hats,
the fan, cuffs, flutes, bullroarers, and the ceremonial lance. Instructions for
the construction of both traditional garments as well as those in contemporary
vogue. 144 pages. Fully illustrated.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-171-2. Order #: NAGR9412 paper$12.95.
IT WILL LIVE FOREVER: traditional Yosemite Indian acorn preparation. by Bev Ortiz.
Gathering, drying, storing, pounding, winnowing, sifting, leaching, and cooking--including Julia Parker's recipe. Historical photographs and modern ones that show Julia Parker in multiple steps preparing acorns for cooking. 158 pages.
ISBN: 978-0930588-45-8. 1996. /Order #:HEYD9707 paper$50.00.
MAKING NORTH AMERICAN POTTERY. by Michael Simpson. Tells in
easy-to-understand steps, according to traditional methods, how to make several
types of Native American pots. A 'How To' book for constructing coiled, pinched,
and slab pots, which can be fired in your backyard--traditional techniques from
Hopi, Catawba, and Cherokee, plus new ideas. 80 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-191-0. Order #: NAGR2104 paper$9.95.
NAVAJO WEAVERS and NAVAJO SILVERSMITHS. Washington Matthews.
Reprint of two U.S. Bureau of Ethnology reports describing
in detail weaving and silversmithing as observed in 1860s by Washington Matthews, a
physician at Fort Wingate. 44 pages, illustrated.
ISBN: 978-0-910584-07-4. Order #: FILT0470 paper$4.00.
NAVAJO NATIVE DYES: their preparation and use. Nonabah G. Bryan.
Collection of authentic recipes for rendering dyes from native
Southwest plants for dyeing wool for rugs. Includes guide to identifying plants.
Plants to use, dyeing wool for Navajo rugs. 36 drawings, 75 pages.
Check stock.ISBN: 0-910584-57-5. Order #: FILT0490 paper$5.00.
A HISTORY OF PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT. by Robert A. Murray.
Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota, where early plains
native Americans quarried catlinite stone for pipes. This Native American industry began around 1650 and there is still active quarrying of the special stone by tribal members. Early painter of Indians George Catlin visited the site and made a sketch of it in 1836 with his name then being used for the rock. Pipes and other objects made from catlinite have been traded widely and pipe-smoking for ceremonial purposes was an Indian custom throughout America. Photos, map, 60 pages.
ISBN: None. 1985. Order #: PIIS5503 paper$4.00.
PUEBLO CRAFTS. Ruth Underhill.
Reprint of a 1944 publication of the Bureau of Indian affairs
covering basketry, weaving, pottery, stone tools, music, and painting of native
Pueblo culture of the Southwest.
Ruth Underhill was born into an upper middle-class Quaker family in New York, in
1884. After a B.A. at Vassar, social work in the Eastern U.S. and service with
the American Red Cross in Italy during World War I, Underhill enrolled in the
Ph.D. program in Anthropology at Columbia University. A feminist, she studied
with Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, and Gladys Reichard before embarking on a series
of field research trips among the Tohono O'Odham.
ISBN : 978-0-910584-51-7. Order #: FILT4260 paper$12.00.
ROCK ART SAVVY: the responsible visitor's guide to public sites of the
Southwest. by Ronald D. Sanders.
This user-friendly guide describes
more than 100 mostly public, easy-access rock art sites in Arizona,
southern California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and western
Texas, with a special section on Baja California, Mexico. Written in a
lively, conversational style and brimming with helpful information,
Rock Art Savvy shows both novices and seasoned rock art aficionados
how to get the most from their visits while respecting the integrity of
the sites. Rock Art Savvy includes all the information visitors need for
enjoying the selected sites. Part 1 is devoted to general information
about rock art and the people who created it. Part 2 provides
state-by-state listings, including directions to, descriptions of, and
contact information for each site. One hundred black-and-white photos
and eight color plates enhance the text, and a comprehensive glossary
explains many less-familiar terms.
Like many rock art preservation advocates, the author believed that most
vandalism is done out of ignorance; therefore, the best way to protect
these fragile treasures is to increase public awareness. Encouraging
people to visit petroglyph and pictograph sites allows them to see the
beauty and value of rock art for themselves.
Curious travelers, amateur archaeologists, students of indigenous
American cultures, and rock art enthusiasts of every level will find
wisdom and delight in this smart, practical book. 264 pages.
ISBN: 0-87842-510-1. Order #: MOPR1134 paper$16.00.
TAPESTRIES IN SAND: the spirit of Indian sandpainting.
by David Villasenor.
Legends and meanings of
serpents, swastikas, rainbows, other Navajo symbols. Explains
the inner meaning of some 30 sandpaintings, such as the Whirling Rainbows,
Chiricahua Sun Sandpainting, and Big Thunder. 14 color illustrations, 112 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-911010-22-0. Order #: NAGR0948 paper$13.95.
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS (AZ/NM). by Tom Bahti and Mark Bahti.
Come to know painting, silverwork, turquoise,
bead-work, pottery, baskets, Navajo sandpainting, fetishes, Hopi katsinas,
and Navajo rugs. 9x12, 64 pages, 100 color photos, 3 maps/diagrams.
ISBN: 978-0-88714-095-2. 2011. Sixteenth printing. Order #: KCPU8080 paper$12.95.
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POTTERY (AZ/NM). Hucko.
Potters and their styles from the pueblo towns
of the Southwest. 64 large-format pages, color illustrations.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-88714-148-X. 1999. Order# KCPU4262 paper$12.95.
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN WEAVING (AZ/NM). by Mark Bahti.
Discover Southwestern Indian weaving traditions. This book covers it
all--traditional rugs, basketry, and clothing. Learn how sheep have been a
cornerstone of Navajo life for centuries. 9x12, 48 pages, 68 color photos.
ISBN: 0-88714-212-5. 2004. Second printing. Order #: KCPU8109 paper$12.95.
A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS &
CRAFTS. (Southwest Traveler Guidebook). by Charlotte S.
Neyland.
The baskets,
blankets, rugs, pottery, jewelry, sandpaintings, dolls, and beadwork created by
the Native Americans of the Southwest are all so unique and fascinating. This
book is a good introduction to the work that goes into the creations. 48
pages.
ISBN: 1-55838-129-5. Order #: AMTR7607 paper$6.95.
ZUNI FETISHES: expanded edition (NM). by Frank Hamilton Cushing and Mark Bahti.
Cushing's classic book is incorporated into this expanded edition which
presents modern fetishes by the Zuni Native American people of New Mexico and explains the cultural
significance of the fetish, the Zuni philosophy, their worship of animals, origin stories, their prey gods. The fetishes, little stone carvings made of serpentine rock, marble, arrowhead, turquoise, clam shell, limestone, quartz, alabaster, and other materials were fashioned in stylized shapes of bear, wolf, eagle, rabbit, deer, coyote, lion. bighorn, bobcat, serpent. 9x12, 48 pages, 59 color photos.
ISBN: 0-88714-144-7. 1999. First printing. Order #: KCPU8158 paper$12.95.
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ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. by Campbell Grant.
This book surveys the myriad rock paintings and carvings--numbering possibly some
15,000 sites--pecked into and painted onto boulders and rock surfaces throughout North
America by its aboriginal artists. With photographs and drawings on virtually every page,
this book presents the rock artists through the work they left--illustrating their
extraordinarily diverse techniques, styles, and subjects. Meanings of the designs are
discussed, and their roles in hunting or puberty rites interpreted. Major rock art sites
are located, and methods of recording, preserving, and dating them are indicated. Author
Grant has done rock art books on the Chumash Indians, the Coso Range, and Canyon de
Chelly. 192 pages + 16 page color insert. Large-format. See sample pages, illustrations.
. ISBN-10: 0-89646-084-3.
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