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- Book Title
- Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms : Native American Artifac
- ISBN
- 9780817360443
- Subject Area
- Social Science
- Publication Name
- Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms : Native American Artifacts and Spirit Stones from the Northeast
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Archaeology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817360441
ISBN-13
9780817360443
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050411257
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms : Native American Artifacts and Spirit Stones from the Northeast
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Archaeology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Rock art is a sacred, spiritually potent part of Indian lifeways. Native groups saw spirit in all things. They saw and depicted spirit in these images. Indian myths and legends inform us, providing greater understanding of these images. Images of mythical creatures such as serpents and thunderbirds, for example, are found throughout North America. Each tribe sees these mythical figures differently and depicts them in rock art. The myths and stories surrounding these beings also differ in detail but hold a common element of what these spirit beings mean to the various Indian peoples." -- from the Introduction
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
974.004/97
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Northeastern Cultural History 2. Anthropomorphic or Human Images 3. Terrestrial Mammals 4. Fish, Shellfish, and Sea Mammals 5. Reptiles and Amphibians 6. Birds and Insects 7. Geometric and Abstract Designs 8. Retrospective Summary: Marking Places and Things Appendix: Seeing Portable Rock Art Glossary References Index
Synopsis
Rounds out Edward J. Lenik's comprehensive and expert study of the rock art of northeastern Native Americans Decorated stone artifacts are a significant part of archaeological studies of Native Americans in the Northeast. The artifacts illuminated in Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms: Native American Artifacts and Spirit Stones from the Northeast include pecked, sculpted, or incised figures, images, or symbols. These are rendered on pebbles, plaques, pendants, axes, pestles, and atlatl weights, and are of varying sizes, shapes, and designs. Lenik draws from Indian myths and legends and incorporates data from ethnohistoric and archaeological sources together with local environmental settings in an attempt to interpret the iconography of these fascinating relics. For the Algonquian and Iroquois peoples, they reflect identity, status, and social relationships with other Indians as well as beings in the spirit world. Lenik begins with background on the Indian cultures of the Northeast and includes a discussion of the dating system developed by anthropologists to describe prehistory. The heart of the content comprises more than eighty examples of portable rock art, grouped by recurring design motifs. This organization allows for in-depth analysis of each motif. The motifs examined range from people, animals, fish, and insects to geometric and abstract designs. Information for each object is presented in succinct prose, with a description, illustration, possible interpretation, the story of its discovery, and the location where it is now housed. Lenik also offers insight into the culture and lifestyle of the Native American groups represented. An appendix listing places to see and learn more about the artifacts and a glossary are included. The material in this book, used in conjunction with Lenik's previous research, offers a reference for virtually every known example of northeastern rock art. Archaeologists, students, and connoisseurs of Indian artistic expression will find this an invaluable work., Rounds out Edward J. Lenik's comprehensive and expert study of the rock art of northeastern Native Americans
LC Classification Number
E78.E2
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