Hunt, W. Ben (Walter Ben) 1888-1970 American Indian survival skills Search this
Physical description:
288 p. : ill. (some col.), map, port. ; 26 cm
Type:
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Place:
North America
Date:
2010
C2010
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Outdoor Life Books : Meredith Press, 1991, under title American Indian survival skills.
Includes index.
Contents:
Basic tools and materials: How to make rawhide -- Knife and ax sheaths -- Sandals -- Tanning -- Indian clothing: Buckskin shirts -- Sioux ghost shirts -- Indian leggings and breechclout -- Indian moccasins -- Concha belts -- Indian designs and decorations: Materials and designs -- Indian symbols and designs -- Indian beadwork -- Vests -- Headdresses and necklaces: Roach -- War bonnets and headdresses -- Indian war bonnets -- Indian necklaces -- Pump drills -- Hints on working with bone -- Indian ceremonies: Medicine poles or ownership staffs -- Whittling -- False faces and masks -- Neckerchief slides -- Indian peace pipes -- Ceremonial Indian bow and arrows -- Kachina dolls -- Hunting, war, and games: Shields -- Indian war clubs -- Lacrosse sticks -- Throwing stick -- Throwing arrows -- Indian hoop game -- Box traps --
Indians of the north: Indian totem poles -- Snow goggles -- Arctic hand sled -- Indian snowshoes of wood -- Alaskan Eskimo snowshoes -- Bow drills -- Around the campfire: Lazy squaw coiled baskets -- Birch-bark baskets -- Pack rack -- Indian ladles, bowls, and drinking cups -- Bag weaving -- Turtle shells -- Indian music: flageolet or love flute -- Indian tom-tom -- Indian gourd rattles -- The Indian way: Packsaddles -- Dog harnesses -- Indian tepee -- Indian wigwams -- Crooked knife and skew knife -- Fires -- Camp knife
