Trade Ornament Usage Among the Native People of Canada: A Sourcebook
by Karklins, Karlis
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0660143976
- ISBN 13
- 9780660143972
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Ottawa: National Historic Sites, Parks Service, Environment Canada. Very Good-. 1992. Softcover. 0660143976 . This is an in-depth study of the "wide range of ornaments by white entrepreneurs, missionaries, explorers, and government officials" that were supplied to the Indians and Inuit of Canada during the historic period as well as the items that the aboriginal peoples "fashioned on their own by modifying imported goods." The text is accompanied by very interesting illustrations and photos, as well as maps. Contains a bibliography in the rear. There is no indication of the edition, and is presumed to be the first edition. There is a little cover rubbing from shelf wear, else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book in the publisher's original pictorial wrappers. Weight: 1.85 pounds ; Studies in Archaeology, Architecture, and History Series; Color & B&W Illustrations, Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 244 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20797
- Title
- Trade Ornament Usage Among the Native People of Canada: A Sourcebook
- Author
- Karklins, Karlis
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0660143976
- ISBN 13
- 9780660143972
- Publisher
- National Historic Sites, Parks Service, Environment Canada
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0660143976, Indians, Native Americans, Trade Goods, Canada
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