Indian handcrafts by C. Keith Wilbur

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilbur, C. Keith, 1923-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian craft--Juvenile literature.

Indian craft.

Indians of North America.

Genre:

Series.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

135 pages, [5] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Guilford, Conn : Globe Pequot Press, 2001.

Summary:

For thousands of years the Indians of the Northeast lived by their wits, fabricating the articles needed for daily life from materials they found in nature. Now you can reproduce these authentic objects by following the clear, step-by-step instructions in this richly illustrated book. Indian Handcrafts explains how each object evolved, how it was used, and what tools and materials you need to re-create it. C. Keith Wilbur carefully researched the methods described and actually made and tested each of the handcrafts. All the necessary supplies, he says, can be found free of charge, in the great outdoors - just as the Indians did! You can learn how to shape a duck decoy from dried cat-o-nine tails, bend and lash green saplings to form a wigwam frame, use porcupine quills to apply natural dyes to your handmade moccasins, build a rubbing stick so you can start campfires 'from scratch' and much more. This intriguing book preserves authentic Indian handcraft methods and serves as an enduring tribute to Native American ingenuity and craftsmanship. (8 1/2 x 11, 144 pages, illustrations).

Contents:

Atlatl: A throwing stick

Construction

Atlatl making today

Dart

Bows: Crafting today's bow

Arrows: Probable arrow making of the Late Archaic Culture

Reproducing the arrow

Archery form

Arrow points

Reproducing the arrow point

Arrow points of other materials

Lashing arrow points

Decoys: Reproducing the duck decoy

Goose decoy

Snare: Reproducing the "Figure 4"

Fish spears: Reproducing the bone fish spear

Iron fish spears

Purse net: Reproducing the purse net

The wigwam: The roundhouse

The longhouse

Reconstructing the wigwam frame

Covering the frame

Dugout canoes: Reproducing the dugout

Paddles

Trade shirt

Finger-woven belt: Reproducing the woven belt

Braiding patterns

Snakeskin belt

Algonquian footwear: Moccasin decoration

Natural dyes

Lacings: Lacings from plants

Root lacings

Thread and cordage

Bark containers: Notes on crafting white-birch containers

Container patterns

Carved utensils: Reproducing the burl bowl

Hardwood bowl

Burl noggin

Drinking cup

Spoon

Ladle

Scoop

Metal spoons: Reproducing spoons

Annealing

Gourd containers

Pottery: Clay sources and qualities

Preparation

Making the pot

Indian garden: Plotting the garden plot

After the harvest

Simple Indian cooking

Maple sugaring: Making maple syrup and sugar today

Fire by friction: Reproducing the rubbing stick

Strike-a-light

Tinder horn

Strike-a-light-pouch

Knives: Reproducing the knife

Knife sheaths

Crooked knife

False-face mask-Iroquois

Indian broom

Mortars and pestles

Snowshoes: Reconstructing the snowshoe

Steaming the wood

King Philip's "tomahawk": Stolen!

Children's toys: Cattail duck

Cattail doll

Cornhusk doll

Toy ax

Ceramic doll

Games: Dice game

Pin game

Snow snake

Soapstone pipes: Prehistoric pipe making

Reproducing a bowl pipe

Pump drill: Making a no-frills pump drill

Ornaments: Drilled beads

Reproducing drilled beads

Copper beads

Crafting rolled beads

Pendants

Other decorations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index.

Local Notes:

Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection

ISBN:

0762706619

9780762706617

OCLC:

43785845