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Native American architecture / Peter Nabokov, Robert Easton.

Nabokov, Peter. (Author). Easton, Robert, 1940- (Added Author).

Summary:

The book presents the building traditions of major tribes in nine regional profiles covering North America, including Alaska and the Canadian Arctic.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0195066650
  • ISBN: 0195037812
  • ISBN: 9780195037814
  • ISBN: 0195066650
  • ISBN: 9780195066654
  • Physical Description: 431 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-420) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Wigwam and longhouse: Northeast and Great Lakes -- Mound, town, and chickee: Southeast -- Earthlodge, grass house, and tipi: Great Plains -- Pit house and extended tipi: Plateau -- Winter house, iglu, and tent: Arctic -- Plank house: Northwest coast -- Wood, earth, and fiber: California -- Hogan, ki, and ramada: Southwest I -- Pueblo: Southwest II.
Subject: Indians of North America > Dwellings.
Indian architecture > North America.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.

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