Native American Beadwork [electronic resource].

Native American artists are among the craft's most skilled practitioners, and this study, offers a well-illustrated look at baskets and bowls, necklaces, robes, cradles, and other objects, all richly embellished in beads made from gold and precious stones, shells, bone, and other materials. Int...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Orchard, William C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dover Publications, 2013.
Series:Native American.
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; SHELL BEADS; SHELL BEADS IN GENERAL; RUNTEES, OR SHELL DISCS; DISCOIDAL BEADS; PEARL BEADS; BONE BEADS; STONE BEADS; DRILLING; METAL BEADS; BEADS OF GOLD; BEADS OF SILVER; BEADS OF COPPER; WAMPUM; WAMPUM-MAKING TOOLS; ODD FORMS AND MATERIALS; TRADE BEADS; WOVEN BEADWORK; SQUARE WEAVE; BIAS WEAVE; NET-LIKE WEAVE; SEWING TECHNIQUES; EDGINGS; BEAD INLAYS; BEADED BASKETS.