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The Ojibwa Dance Drum; Its History and Construction
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The Ojibwa Dance Drum; Its History and Construction Soft cover - 2009

by Thomas Vennum

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St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009 Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN. 2009. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by line number. An updated printing of the 1982 Smithsonian original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 348 pp. This book is recognized as a significant ethnography of woodland Indians. His refreshing undertaking combined aging anthropological field studies with new ethnographic fieldwork and led him deep into the study of the Ojibwa dance drum. The drum originated as vision telling a Dakota woman how to build it and it would bring peace and stop the killing of her people. From there is spread to the Ojibwa becoming the centerpiece of their religious ceremonies. a clean pristine copy.
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  • Title The Ojibwa Dance Drum; Its History and Construction
  • Author Thomas Vennum
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition Revised
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN
  • Date 2009
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 003590
  • ISBN 9780873516426 / 0873516427
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.04 x 0.84 in (22.76 x 15.34 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Drum, Indians of North America - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008046158
  • Dewey Decimal Code 786.921

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From the publisher

"Initially published in 1982 in the Smithsonian Folklife Series, Thomas Vennum's The Ojibwa Dance Drum is widely recognized as a significant ethnography of woodland Indians."-From the afterword by Rick St. Germaine

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