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Book Pictographs of the North American Indians

Download or read book Pictographs of the North American Indians written by Garrick Mallery and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictograph is a writing by picture. It conveys and records an idea or occurrence by graphic means without the use of words or letters. The execution of the pictures of which it is composed often exhibits the first crude efforts of graphic art, and their study in that relation is of value. When pictures are employed as writing the conception intended to be presented is generally analyzed, and only its most essential points are indicated, with the result that the characters when frequently repeated become conventional, and in their later forms cease to be recognizable as objective portraitures. A general deduction made after several years of study of pictographs of all kinds found among the North American Indians is that they exhibit very little trace of mysticism or of esotericism in any form. They are objective representations and cannot be treated as ciphers or cryptographs in any attempt at their interpretation. A knowledge of the customs, costumes, including arrangement of hair, paint, and all tribal designations, and of their histories and traditions is essential to the understanding of their drawings, for which reason some of those particulars known to have influenced pictography are set forth in this book, and others are suggested which possibly had a similar influence.

Book Ethnology of the Kwakiutl

Download or read book Ethnology of the Kwakiutl written by Franz Boas and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report

    Book Details:
  • Author : USA Patent Office
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1891
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 878 pages

Download or read book Annual Report written by USA Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Seminole Indians of Florida

Download or read book The Seminole Indians of Florida written by Clay MacCauley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indians known as Seminole are of the Muskokian linguistic stock who before the present century left their congeners and dwelt within the present limits of Georgia and Florida. A chief cause of the separation was disagreement among the people of the towns of the Lower Creeks and Hichiti concerning their relations with Europeans settling in the country. The Seminole, who are described in this book as of a high grade in physique and intelligence, may well be descendants of these heroes. The status of these Indians is peculiar in that their contact with civilization has hitherto been regulated, to an extent not known elsewhere, by their own volition, and has not been imposed upon them. Visitors, traders, and Government agents have been denied admission, but the Indians have in a limited way visited the settlements beyond their own boundaries and traded there. Contents: Personal characteristics Clothing Personal adornment Me-le Psychical characteristics Seminole society The Seminole gens The Seminole tribe Seminole tribal life Arts Religion Environment of the Seminole

Book Cuba Before Columbus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Raymond Harrington
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1921
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 362 pages

Download or read book Cuba Before Columbus written by Mark Raymond Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Central Eskimo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Franz Boas
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2020-08-01
  • ISBN : 3752390204
  • Pages : 317 pages

Download or read book The Central Eskimo written by Franz Boas and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Central Eskimo by Franz Boas

Book Picture writing of the American Indians

Download or read book Picture writing of the American Indians written by Garrick Mallery and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ethnology of the Ungava District  Hudson Bay Territory

Download or read book Ethnology of the Ungava District Hudson Bay Territory written by Lucien McShan Turner and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees

Download or read book The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees written by James Mooney and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Aborigines of Puerto Rico and Neighboring Islands

Download or read book The Aborigines of Puerto Rico and Neighboring Islands written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable recounting of the first formal archaeological excavations in Puerto Rico Originally published as the Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1907, this book was praised in an article in American Anthropologist as doing “more than any other to give a comprehensive idea of the archaeology of the West Indies.” Until that time, for mainly political reasons, little scientific research had been conducted by Americans on any of the Caribbean islands. Dr. Fewkes' unique skills of observation and experience served him well in the quest to understand Caribbean prehistory and culture. This volume, the result of his careful fieldwork in Puerto Rico in 1902-04, is magnificently illustrated by 93 plates and 43 line drawings of specimens from both public and private collections of the islands. A 1907 article in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland described the volume as “a most valuable contribution to ethnographical science.”

Book Indian Land Cessions in the United States

Download or read book Indian Land Cessions in the United States written by Cyrus Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report on the Mound Explorations of the Bureau of Ethnology

Download or read book Report on the Mound Explorations of the Bureau of Ethnology written by Cyrus Thomas and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Book Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley  Arizona

Download or read book Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley Arizona written by Cosmos Mindeleff and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona" by Cosmos Mindeleff. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Book Zu  i Fetiches

    Book Details:
  • Author : Frank Hamilton Cushing
  • Publisher : Good Press
  • Release : 2019-12-09
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 46 pages

Download or read book Zu i Fetiches written by Frank Hamilton Cushing and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zuni, the Native American people, are famous for their art and culture. Zuni fetishes play an essential role there. They are small carvings made from stone, shells, fossils, and other materials. Within the Zuni community, these carvings serve ceremonial purposes. The book gives a detailed account of the origins, types, and distribution of Zuni fetishes. A reader can learn many interesting facts about the first encounters of the people from Western civilization with this great tradition of indigenous art.

Book An Introductory Study of the Arts  Crafts  and Customs of the Guiana Indians

Download or read book An Introductory Study of the Arts Crafts and Customs of the Guiana Indians written by Walter Edmund Roth and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: