By Adolf and Betty Hungry Wolf
80 pages, softcover: $11.95
Reviewed by Brian Duhe
This edition is a reprint of a title originally published in Canada. The text is an explanation of the clothing and crafts of the Blackfoot Indian. It is well-illustrated with numerous pictures that emphasize the Blackfoot beadworking tradition. Included are illustrations of numerous original tribal clothing articles and crafts. Such items include: beaded moccasins, men's beaded and painted shirts, leggings and vest, women's dresses and leggings, scabbards, robes, necklaces, hair ornaments, and headdresses. The reader also has access to such items as cradle boards, toys, soft skin bags, pipes and pipe bags, gun cases, bows and arrows, musical instruments, horse gear, backrests, parfeches and utensils.
The concluding chapter brings in a survey of basic craftworking techniques, which include beadworking, sewing, hide tanning, painting and quillwork. When ordering please add $1.00 for shipping and handling. Good Medicine Books, P.O. Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483.
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