North American Indian Eskimo Artifacts - Weapons Tools Baskets.... / Scarce Book

Description

”In this primarily pictorial guide with explanatory captions, the author has organized photographs of over two thousand examples of all of the major kinds of North American Native-made and –used artifacts, and presents them under several functional headings.  Tools, weapons, pottery, basketry, clothing, toys, pipes, musical instruments, boats, and ceremonial regalia are shown, often in close-ups which present technical details of manufacture rarely found in books on this subject.”
INDIAN & ESKIMO ARTIFACTS OF NORTH AMERICA
by Charles Miles, Bonanza Books, NY, 1963.
Profusely illustrated in black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is one of the most complete pictorial guides ever published on the subject.  The narrative is rich, the photography is superb, and the captions are in-depth.  Whether a novice or advanced collector, dealer, historian or museum curator, this book will prove to be an invaluable reference source.
8.7” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in protective plastic sleeve in very good condition.   244 pages.
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