Author: A.T. JACKSONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
PICTURE WRITING OF TEXAS INDIANS
Author: A.T. JACKSONPicture-writing of Texas Indians
Author: A. T. JacksonPicture-writing of the American Indians
Author: Garrick MalleryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Picture-writing, Indian
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Volume 1 of most complete account of Indian picture writing ever ? with 1,290 illustrations and 54 additional plates (total in set) depicting inscriptions on stone, bone, skins, feathers, quills, shells, earth, copper, wood, fabrics, pottery, and even the human body. Symbols of trade, war, peace, traditions, custom, history, games, more.
The Indians of Texas in 1830
Author: Jean Louis BerlandierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Lino SÇıchez y Tapia's watercolors of Texas Indians (p. [153]-166--Artifacts collected by Jean Louis Berlandier among the Indian tribes of Texas (p. 167-189)--Editor's bibliography (p. 190-200).
Texas Native Americans
Author: Carole MarshPublisher: Gallopade International
ISBN: 0635089106
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
One of the most popular misconceptions about American Indians is that they are all the same-one homogenous group of people who look alike, speak the same language, and share the same customs and history. Nothing could be further from the truth! This book gives kids an A-Z look at the Native Americans that shaped their state's history. From tribe to tribe, there are large differences in clothing, housing, life-styles, and cultural practices. Help kids explore Native American history by starting with the Native Americans that might have been in their very own backyard! Some of the activities include crossword puzzles, fill in the blanks, and decipher the code.
Painting Texas History to 1900
Author: Sam DeShong RatcliffePublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029278113X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A collection of full-color and black-and-white illustrated paintings depicting Texas history including America's westward expansion, Native American encounters, military battles, farming and ranching, and other aspects of Texas history to 1900.
Picture writing of the American Indian
Author: Garrick MalleryLearn About . . . Texas Indians
Author: Georg ZapplerPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292716841
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Topics range from the mammoth- and bison-hunting Paleo-Indians of over 11,000 years ago to the various nomadic and agricultural groups encountered by sixteenth-century Spanish explorers.
Powerful Pictures: Rock Art Research Histories around the World
Author: Jamie HampsonPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803273895
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Focusing on stunning paintings and engravings from around the world, 16 papers interrogate the driving forces behind global rock art research. Many of the motifs featured were created by indigenous hunter-gatherer groups; this book sheds new light on non-Western rituals and worldviews, many of which are threatened or on the point of extinction.
Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing
Author: Richard C. AdamsPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815606390
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This collection of twenty-two Delaware Indian stories has long been sought out both by scholars and individuals. Beyond the lessons, the book introduces the richness of the original Delaware language to an English-speaking audience: four of these legends have been retranslated into the Delaware language by native Delaware speakers. Readers will find line-by-line translations that reveal the eventual transformation of a transliterated Delaware text into an English-language story.