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Androgynous Objects, String bags and gender in central New
Guinea
Author: Maureen A. MacKenzie
"This book deals with the understanding of the relationship
between string bags (bilum), material culture and gender in Central
New Guinea. It contains detailed study of the form and function
of the bilum. The hardcover is a bit pricey, but there is an affordable
paperback out on the market."
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Buckskin: The Ancient Art of Braintanning
Authors: Tamara Wilder and Steven Edholm
"This book is written as an easy to use
practical guide for the beginning home tanner and as a long term
reference. It goes in-depth into the beginning process of preparing
the hide to the final process of smoking the hide. Each step is
covered in its own chapter, augmented by a total of 148 photos
and illustrations."
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this book
Bushcraft: A Serious Guide to Survival and Camping
Author: Richard Graves
"An excellent book on bushcraft from Australia. Out-of-print
and hard to find."
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this book
Bush Craft: Outdoor Skills & Wilderness Survival
Author: Mors L. Kochanski
"A gold mine of information
on wilderness survival in the Great White North."
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this book
Camping & Wilderness Survival
Author: Paul Tawrell
"This book
contains a wealth of survival and camping techniques. It was labeled
"The Ultimate Outdoors Book". A must get for those who
are into wilderness survival."
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Carving Traditions of Northwest California
Author: Ira Jacknis
"The book covers the history
of the traditional carving techniques of the Northwest California
Indians. The construction and aesthetic form of the elk spoons
and acorn mush paddles are revealed in chapters in the book as
well as in photographs."
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Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West
Author: Muriel Sweet
"If you want
to know how the Native Americans, pioneers and the early Spanish-Americans
used many of the common wild plants of the west for food, building
shelters or making artifacts, and as tonics or in other ways to
help bring back or preserve health, this is the book for you."
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Creative Ropecraft
Author: Stuart Grainger
"The standard work on the
subject of practical and decorative knots and ropework. It is
a treasure trove of knots, hitches, bends, plaits, netting and
decorative ropework, enabling the layman to follow in the footsteps
of the traditional seamen who have gone before him. Well illustrated
by Stuart Grainger."
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"Over 130 photos and illustrations
bring you step by step from raw skin to velvety soft buckskin
and then show you how to create beautiful garments and useful
goods. Designed to be easily understood by the beginner yet rich
with details for the experienced, this book teaches tanning as
a natural process."
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Early Uses of California Plants
Author: Edward K Balls
"Information from many sources
has been compiled here to present the most important uses of plants
by early inhabitants of California, as well as methods of preparing
the plants for use."
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this book
Earth Knack: Stone Age Skills for the 21st Century
Author: Bart & Robin Blankenship
"This book is chock full
of instructions on primitive skills. Learn about the fire plow,
pottery, netting, plants, basketry and more."
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this book
Earth Pigments and Paint of the California Indians, Meaning and Technology
Author: Paul Douglas Campbell
"This subject is brought together and treated in-depth for the first time. Drawing on the best scholarship of others and extensive personal research, the author uncovers the technology and the significance of paint in early Native California. Hundreds of rare photographs parallel the text. Many are of painted 19th century Indians. Others in full color depict an array of ochre-covered artifacts. Images from walls of remote caves transport the reader to a California long past and little known."
The book is available on Amazon.com or call 818-249-4318. You can also order through email at coyotekasr@hotmail.com or mail an order to 2431 Orange Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214. If anyone wants to wholesale the books, Paul will give a good price.
Paul Douglas Campbell is also the author of Survival Skills of Native California, a book of in-depth research on representative life skills of the California Indians.
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
Author: Gregory L. Tilford
Flavors of Home: A Guide to Wild Edible Plants of the San
Francisco Bay Area
Author: Margit Roos-Collins
"A guide to wild edible
plants of the San Francisco Bay Area."
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Flintknapping: Making and Understanding Stone Tools
Author: John C. Whittaker
"A thorough
summary available on flaked stone technology. The book skillfully
blends instruction on how to make stone tools with information
on how to interpret flaked stone artifacts."
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this book
Christopher Nyerges has been
teaching people about wild foods and useful plants for many years
down in southern California. An excellent guide book on wild plant
foraging and uses.
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this book
Gems Trails of Northern California
Author: James Mitchell
"A great source locator for gems in Northern California."
Handbook of Yokuts Indians
Author: Frank F. Latta
"Richly detailed account of California's most populous native
society. An excellent study of Yokuts culture and history."
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this book
Hawaiian and Other Polynesian Gourds
Author: Ernest S. Dodge
"Dr. Dodge was the former
director of the Peabody Museum of Salem for over 30 years. Excellent
information on the various uses of Polynesian gourds."
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this book
How To Make Primitive Pottery
Author: Evard H. Gibby
"Included are sections on
Finding Clay, Clay Preparation, Tempering Clay, Making Pottery,
Finish and Decoration, Drying Pottery, Primitive Firing, How To
Cook in a Clay Pot, Other Objects Made From Clay and more."
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this book
Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America
Author: Charles Miles
Bonanza Books
"In this primarily pictorial guide with explanatory captions,
Miles has organized photographs of over 2,000 examples of all
of the major kinds of North American native-made and -used artifacts,
and presents them under several functional headings."
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Indian Uses of Native Plants
Author: Edith Van Allen Murphey
Mendicino County Historical Society
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