ESKIMO ARTIFACTS INUIT FISHING TOOLS COMBS CLOTHES BOOK

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ESKIMO ARTIFACTS INUIT FISHING TOOLS COMBS CLOTHES BOOK

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Sold Date: 04/27/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Eskimo Artifacts Designed for Use by Paul and Mary Thiry. Published in 1977, First Edition, Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington. Hard cover, 10.25" x 12.25", in very good condition, with a long wrinkle which effects the first 30 pages then fades. Has brown colored covers, in good condition, with some scratches, and without a dust jacket. Has 144 pages with over 300 pages of b/w photographs picturing hundreds of objects, along with 17 color photographs. The contents of this book illustrate the artifacts of the Eskimo, which includes the natives of the Aleutian Peninsula and Islands. Contents include: Foreword; Survival; Natural Resources; Catalogue: Book I: Personal and Domestic Appurtenances: Apparel; Bags; Basketry; Belts; Boots; Bowls; Boxes; Clothing; Combs; Dolls; Drums; Etchings; Fetishes/Carvings; Snow Goggles; Handles; Helmet; Knives; Ladles; Lamps; Masks; Needles; Earrings; Pipes; Spoons; Toys; Wearing Apparel; Etc.; Book II: Survival, Hunting and Fishing Implements: Artifacts; Blades; Bow Case/Quivers. Boxes; Drill Sets; Fishing Gear; Floats; Guards; Harpoon Heads; Hooks; Knife Handles; Knives; Net Gauges; Net Sinkers; Netting Implements; Rattles; Scrapers; Sled; Spears; Throwing Sticks; Tools; Umiak; Wrist Guards; Etc.; Index. Profusely illustrated along with brief descriptions given for each illustration. Long out of print, this is an excellent, hard to find reference book to add to your collection. Buyer to pay actual shipping costs, with combined shipping available if more than one item purchased. Check my other listings for more reference books and catalogs, including others on Indian Art. Thanks for looking!