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Petroglyphs of the South Mountains of Arizona

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernest E. Snyder
American Antiquity, vol. 31, no. 5, July 1966, pp. 705-709
Describes over 2000 designs, likely created by Hohokam farmers of Arizona during 1 and 1500 A.D.
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Picture-Writing of the Blackfeet

Alternate Title
Picture-Writing of the Siksika
Transactions of the Canadian Institute ; vol. V, 1893-94
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Maclean
From: Transactions of the Canadian Institute, vol. V, 1893-94.
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Prehistoric Arctic Peoples and Their Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert McGhee
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, Winter, 1999, pp. 12-19
Looks at the dilemma for archaeologists to determine what is "art" and what is a utilitarian object. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 12.
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Radiocarbon Dates on the All American Man Pictograph

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott D. Chaffee
Marian Hyman
Marvin W. Rowe
Nancy J. Coulam
Alan Schroedl
Kathleen Hogue.
American Antiquity, vol. 59, no. 4, October 1994, pp. 769-781
Tests validate item's authenticity and suggest it is Anasazi in origin dating back to 14th century.
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"Reading" Rock Art: One Sense/Many Senses

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Wendy Wickwire
Michael M'Gonigle
BC Studies, no. 108, Winter, 1995, pp. 75-93
Review essay of, They Write Their Dreams on the Rock Forever: Rock Writings in the Stein River Balley of British Columbia by Annie York, Richard Daly and Chris Arnett.
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Revealing Blue on the Northern Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melonie Ancheta
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-30
Author examines the use of color by the Haida and Tlingit nations; discusses the cultural significance of the colors used, and the components of and technologies for creating the pigments.
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Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen Mullen Sands
L. G. Moses
Louis A. Heib
R. David Edmunds
Dorothy W. Hewes
Roger Bowerman
Gregory R. Campbell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 79-99
Book reviews of: Mat Hekid O Ju/When It Rains edited by Ofelia Zepeda. The Navajo Nation by Peter Iverson. Historic Hope Ceramics: The Thomas V. Keam Collection of the Peabody Museum of Archaelogy and Ethnology, Harvard University by Edwin L. Wade and Lea S. McChesney. The George Rogers Clark Adventure in the Illinois, and Selected Documents of the American Revolution at the Frontier Posts by Katherine Wagner Seineke. Life Is With People: Household Organization of the Contemporary Southern Paiute Indians by Martha C.
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The Sahara's Indigenous Peoples, the Tuareg, Fear Environmental Catastrophe

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeremy Keenan
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Sustainable Development, 2001, pp. 50-57
Describes the challenges faced by the nomadic residents of south and central Sahara due to violence, governmental instability and a possible resurgence of tourism. To access this article scroll down to page 50.
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Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-'81

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Zuñi Fetiches by Frank Hamilton Cushing Myths of the Iroquois by Erminnie A. Smith Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley by Henry W. Henshaw Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans by William H.
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The Shield Motif in Plains Rock Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Gebhard
American Antiquity, vol. 31, no. 5, Part 1, July 1966, pp. 721-732
Explains the emergence and distribution of shield drawings.
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Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Wesley Powell
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Ancient Art of the Province of Chiriqui, Colombia by William H. Holmes A Study of the Textile Art in Its Relation to the Development of Form and Ornament by William H. Holmes Aids to the Study of the Maya Codices by Cyrus Thomas Osage Traditions by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey The Central Eskimo by Dr. Franz Boas
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Snow Travel in Ancient Canada

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ian Dyck
Discusses of methods of travel and equipment used by Canada’s Aboriginal peoples.
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Some Notes on the Manufacture of Wampum Prior to 1654

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Burggraf
American Antiquity, vol. 4, no. 1, July 1938, pp. 53-58
Long Island excavations in the 1930's indicate that most wampum was produced less than 350 years ago. Methods and materials for making white and black wampum are discussed.
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Story in Stone

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darlene Polachic
The Beaver, vol. 78, no. 6, December/January 1998/1999, pp. 29-[?]
Description of the ancient petroglyph discovered in a ravine along Eagle Creek, Saskatchewan.
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Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-'92

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States by William Henry Holmes Stone Art by Gerard Fowke Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona by Cosmos Mindeleff Omaha Dwellings, Furniture, and Implements by James Owen Dorsey Casa Grande Ruin by Cosmos Mindeleff Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths by Frank Hamilton Cushing
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Thirty-Third Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1911-1912

E-Books
Author/Creator
F. W. Hodge
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region by Melvin Randolph Gilmore Preliminary Account of the Antiquities of the Region between the Mancos and La Plata Rivers in Southwestern Colorado by Earl H. Morris Designs on Prehistoric Hopi Pottery by Jesse Walter Fewkes The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
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Thunderbird Lichenoglyph

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
A Thunderbird depicted on rock at Reindeer Lake, Sask.
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Totem Pole

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Emrys Jones (photographer)
A close-up of a totem pole; three totem poles in background. Kitwanga, BC.
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Totem Pole of We Clots, Big Whitefish, Wolf Crest.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Chas. V. Smith (photographer)
Handwritten annotation on back: "1. Keebu - wolf 2. Hpeesunt - woman with 2 half-bear children 3. Keebu - wolf head down 4. Smaih - bear 5. Keebu - wolf head down 6. Smaih - bear"
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Totem Poles

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Emrys Jones (photographer)
A close-up of 8 totem poles.
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