Northern Athapaskan art : a beadwork tradition

Type

Book

Authors

Kate C. Duncan ( Duncan, Kate C. )

ISBN 10

0888946082

ISBN 13

9780888946089

Tags

Beadwork -- Canada, Beadwork -- Alaska, Indigenous art -- North America, Indigenous embroidery -- North America, Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Clothing, Beadwork, Indigenous art, Indigenous embroidery, Alaska, Dene art, Dene embroidery, Dene

Abstract

"An extensive study of northern Athapaskan beadwork and embroidery. Discusses history of floral design in the subarctic. Focuses on regional differences and common in fluences in methods, designs and materials. Lavish illustrations in black and white, and colour."--WorldCat.org.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
1. The northern Athapaskans --
2. Early Athapaskan art --
3. Floral design in the central subarctic --
4. Beads and beadworking --
5. Athapaskan regional styles --
6. The Great Slave Lake --
Mackenzie River region --
7. The Liard-Fraser region --
8. The Yukon-Tanana region --
9. The Tahltan --
10. The interior coastal region --
11. Western peripheral groups.

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