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The coppers of the Northwest Coast Indians : their origin, development, and possible antecedents / Carol F. Jopling.

Jopling, Carol F. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0871697912
  • ISBN: 9780871697912
  • Physical Description: xii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1989.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-160).
Formatted Contents Note:
The Use and Meaning of Coppers in the Period Between 1860-1920: Coppers. Environmental Conditions. Cosmologies. Social Structure. Meanings Attributed to Copper. The Roles of Coppers in Each of the Five Societies. Comparison of Coppers in the Historical Context -- The Early Development of Coppers in Historical Context: Ealry Period 1741-1840. Copper Objects of the Native People Seen by Europeans. sources of Native Copper. Amount and Type of Trade Copper Introduced. Type of European Copper Traded 1750-1840. The Later Period 1840-1920. Coppers 1840-1920 -- The Native Copper Question: Native Metal-Working Technology. Metallurgical and Metallographic Analysis -- Formal Antecedents to Coppers: European Objects. Archaeological Artifacts. Ethnographic Artifacts -- Conclusions.
Subject:
Indian copperwork > Northwest Coast of North America.
Indians of North America > Northwest Coast of North America > Antiquities.
Northwest Coast of North America > Antiquities.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library E 98 .M45 N78 J67 1989 281720 Stacks Reshelving -