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The Cultures of native North Americans / general editor, Christian F. Feest ; contributors, Cora Bender ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Cologne : Könemann, c2000.Description: 480 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 33 cmISBN:
  • 3829029853
  • 9783829029858
Uniform titles:
  • Kulturen der Nordamerikanischen Indianer. English.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 970.004
Contents:
Origins and past of indigenous North America -- Arctic -- Subarctic -- Northeast -- Southeast -- Prairies and plains -- Plateau -- Northwest coast -- Great Basin -- California -- Southwest -- Present and future of indigenous North America.
Summary: The world of the buffalo hunters, the Pueblo people, the fishermen of the Pacific rainforests and many other cultural groups are resurrected in this book. Everyday life is portrayed - the totems, rituals, observances, shamans, holy clowns, hostilities, food gathering - in detail, and ethnologists explain the amazing diversity of culture.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 970.004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A0029658X

English translation of: Kulturen der Nordamerikanischen Indianer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins and past of indigenous North America -- Arctic -- Subarctic -- Northeast -- Southeast -- Prairies and plains -- Plateau -- Northwest coast -- Great Basin -- California -- Southwest -- Present and future of indigenous North America.

The world of the buffalo hunters, the Pueblo people, the fishermen of the Pacific rainforests and many other cultural groups are resurrected in this book. Everyday life is portrayed - the totems, rituals, observances, shamans, holy clowns, hostilities, food gathering - in detail, and ethnologists explain the amazing diversity of culture.

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