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  • The Technique of Porcupine-Quill Decoration Among the North American Indians

    by William C. Orchard Orchard ...
    This edition of Orchard's 1917 book on porcupine quill decoration is fully illustrated and features a color center section with examples of the art form. The plates and diagrams show every facet of quillwork from plaiting through wrapping. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow for the craftsperson and the pictures and text make this a treasure for anyone interested in the craftwork of ... Read more

    $1.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beads and Beadwork of the American Indians

    by William C. Orchard ...
    This book and Orchard's book on porcupine quill decoration, form the foundation for almost every text on Indian arts and crafts that has been written since their publication and they remain superior to most.Not only is this book an in-depth study of bead technology, but it considers in greater detail than any similar work the history, use and distribution of North (and South) American beadwork art ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beads and Beadwork of the American Indians

    by William C. Orchard ...
    An in-depth study of the bead and how the native north and south Americans utilised beads for dress and ritual clothing from prehistoric to relatively modern times. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Native American Beadwork

    by William C. Orchard ...
    Series series Native American
    Native American artists are among the most skilled practitioners of beadwork, and this classic study — based on the extensive collections in the Heye Foundation's Museum of the American Indian — offers a well-illustrated look at the extraordinary variety of beadwork methods and their spectacular results.A much-admired genre of folk art, beadwork appears on not only clothing and other forms of ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Latinx Literature in Transition, 1992–2020: Volume 3

    Edited by William Orchard ...
    Series series Latinx Literature in Transition
    This book chronicles important formal and theoretical innovations in Latinx literature during a period when Latinx writers received increasing acclaim while their communities became targets of rising hostility. The essays in this collection show how Latinx writers confront this contradiction by cultivating an understanding of Latinx experience in its transnational dimensions, by recovering ... Read more

    $110.99 CAD

  • Bridges, Borders, and Breaks

    History, Narrative, and Nation in Twenty-First-Century Chicana/o Literary Criticism

    Edited by William Orchard, Yolanda Padilla ...
    Series Book 8 - Latinx and Latin American Profiles
    This volume reassesses the field of Chicana/o literary studies in light of the rise of Latina/o studies, the recovery of a large body of early literature by Mexican Americans, and the "transnational turn" in American studies. The chapters reveal how "Chicano" defines a literary critical sensibility as well as a political one and show how this view can yield new insights about the status of Mexican ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • 1650-1850

    Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era (Volume 28)

    by M-C. Newbould, Devoney Looser, Helen Williams, Jack Orchard, Adam James Smith, Gabriella Hartvig, Jakub Lipski, John Regan, Paul Goring, Malcolm Jack, Rui Romao, Béatrice Guion, Edmundo Balsemão Pires, Mauro Simonazzi ...
    Series Book 28 - 1650-1850
    Rigorously inventive and revelatory in its adventurousness, 1650–1850 opens a forum for the discussion, investigation, and analysis of the full range of long-eighteenth-century writing, thinking, and artistry. Combining fresh considerations of prominent authors and artists with searches for overlooked or offbeat elements of the Enlightenment legacy, 1650–1850 delivers a comprehensive but richly ... Read more

    $178.99 CAD

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  • Indian Basket Weaving

    by The Navajo School of Indian Basketry ...
    The methods of Indian basket weaving explained in this excellent manual are the very ones employed by native practitioners of the craft. Members of the Navajo School of Indian Basketry have set down their secrets in clear and simple language, enabling even the beginner to create work that can rival theirs in grace, design, and usefulness.The text begins with basic techniques: choice of materials, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Indian Basketry

    Forms, Designs, and Symbolism of Native American Basketry

    by George Wharton James ...
    Everything there is to know about traditional Native American basket weaving.Native American basket weaving is an intricate and powerful art, representative of the legends and ceremonies of the Indian nations and their cultures. George Wharton James’s Indian Basketry is an invaluable aid for the artist, designer, craftsman, or beginner who wants to recreate authentic and often extinct basket forms ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties

    by Charles H. Snow ...
    This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSPART I.INTRODUCTION.Section 1. Wood. Definitions. "Structure." Weights. Coefficients. Uses. Botanical and Common Nomenclatures. General Information, etc.PART II.EXOGENOUS SERIES.Section 2. Definitions. Cellular Structure. Annual Rings. Medullary or Pith Rays. Pith Cavities. Sapwood and Heartwood. Cross, ... Read more

    $5.63 CAD

  • Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans

    by William H. Holmes ...
    Art in Shell of the Ancient AmericansThe student will find scattered throughout a wide range of archæologic literature frequent but casual mention of works of art in shell. Individual uses of shell have been dwelt upon at considerable length by a few authors, but up to this time no one has undertaken the task of bringing together in one view the works of primitive man in this material.Works of ... Read more

    $4.22 CAD

  • Rockhounding For Complete Beginners

    A Complete Guide To Locating and Collecting Valuable Minerals, Gems & Other Precious Stones | Tips For Cleaning, Cutting & Polishing All Types of Rocks

    by Guyv O Zunigal ...
    Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the of this book.Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure!Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you've ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or ... Read more

    $5.63 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus