Crafts and Skills of the Native Americans by Montgomery, David R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - SHELTERS

Various Native American Tribes The Wigwam The Pit Dwelling

CHAPTER 2 - TOOLS

Graining Tool for Tanning Beaming Tool Firemaking Metate Mano Horn Quill Smoother Drill Steel Hawk Root Digger Hide Scraper Hammer Stone Fat Scraper Stone Scraper Metal Awl Bone Awl

CHAPTER 3 - WEAPONS

Atlatl - (Spear Thrower) Leister - (Fish Lance) War Lance and Points Cherokee Blow Gun Bow Making Bow String Making Arrows Arrow Points Knives

CHAPTER 4 - HUNTING, TRACKING, AND TRAPPING

Animal Tracks Fish Trap - (not legal in most states) Snare Trap Figure-Four Deadfall

CHAPTER 5 - TANNING

Fleshing Hair Removal Braining Smoking Rawhide

CHAPTER 6 - CLOTHING

Calico Shirt Early Buckskin Shirt Blackfoot- or Crow-Style War Shirt Buckskin Leggings Blanket Leggings Breech Clout Capote (Blanket Coat) Capote 1830 Crow Buckskin Dress Apache Puberty Cape Sioux Cloth Dress Moccasins One-Piece Plains Moccasin Two-Piece Plains Moccasin Navajo-Style Moccasin Woodland One-Piece Moccasin Headdresses Crow War Bonnet

CHAPTER 7 - COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS

Hide or Paunch Cooking Wooden Bowl Southwest Cooking Pot Tripod for Cooking Horn Spoon

CHAPTER 8 - FOODS

List of Common Native American Foods Drinks Seasonings Vegetables Food Preparation Wild Plants for Medicine Wild Plants

CHAPTER 9 - TRANSPORTATION

Man’s Pad Saddle Decorated Boy’s Saddle Stirrups Woman’s Saddle Travois Birch Bark Canoe (Ojibwa) Bullboat

CHAPTER 10 - POUCHES, SCABBARDS, AND ASSORTED GEAR

Pipe Bag Strike-a-Lite Pouch Saddlebags Knife Scabbard Arrow Quiver and Bow Case Awl Case Parfleche Case Medicine Parfleche Parfleche Regalia Bag Parfleche Box Baby Carrier Ceremonial Pipe Willow Backrest

CHAPTER 11 - JEWELRY AND ORNAMENTS

Choker Breastplate Bead Designs Ojibwa Headpiece Ojibwa Choker Hidatsa Claw Necklace Hidatsa Hairpiece Hidatsa Bracelet Ponca Choker Pawnee Necklace Chippewa Silver Armband Iowa Earring Iowa Necklace Creek Silver Disk Necklace Sac and Fox Breastplate Seminole Gorget Menominee Silver Earring Hopi Wrist Band Glycymers Shell Bracelet Trade Silver Navajo Ketoh Hopi Silver Overlay Bracelet Navajo Concho Belt

CHAPTER 12 - BEAD AND QUILL WORK

Hohokan Shell and Stone Trinkets or Fetishes Types of Beads Bead Necklaces Edge Beading Beadwork for Strips and Moccasins Chippewa Cross-Warp Bead Weaving Double-Weft Bead Weaving Bead Strip Designs Plains Moccasin Bead Design Woodland Moccasin Bead Design Porcupine Quill Work Quill Plaiting Quill Applique Quill Wrapping Two-String Quill Wrap Loom Quill Work Quill Dying

CHAPTER 13 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND GAMES

Drum Gourd Rattle Turtle Shell Rattle Bone Whistle Ring and Pin Game Buzz Snow Snake Snow Dart Hoop and Pole Hand Game

GLOSSARY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED BOOKS INDEX

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