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1) Longhouses
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24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction of longhouses and the lifestyles of those who lived in them.
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English
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Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than just a home, but an expression of spiritual beliefs.
5) Native homes
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Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
9) Pueblos
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Series
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24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief introduction to pueblos, including materials, constructions, and the people who lived in these Native American dwellings.
Author
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the materials, construction, and uses of adobe shelters, including the pueblos and cliff dwellings, made by various Indians in the Four Corners region of the Southwest, and explains the significance of the kiva.
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144 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
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English
Description
"Among Edward Sheriff Curtis's huge body of photographs are numerous images of American Indian dwellings and other structures. Taken together they reveal an early modernist instinct that goes largely unnoticed in his more familiar portraits. A collection unlike any other, Sites & Structures: the Architectural Photographs of Edward S. Curtis is an invaluable typology of the vast Curtis work, and helps secure his place in the pantheon of great American...
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