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Dene spruce root basketry : revival of a tradition / Suzan Marie, Judy Thompson.

Title
Dene spruce root basketry : revival of a tradition / Suzan Marie, Judy Thompson.
Author
Marie, Suzan
Publication
Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Thompson, Judy, 1946-
  • Canadian Ethnology Service
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
vi, 41 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 map; 28 cm.
Summary
"In 1999, Suzan Marie, a Dene with a passion for traditional arts of her people, initiated a project to reintroduce the lost art of spruce root basketry to small Dene communities. This book tells the story of this modern revival of a traditional skill, and of the museum collections that were essential to the process. It is richly illustrated with photographs of baskets - both those collected in the nineteenth century and those made recently by a new generation of Dene basket-makers. Also included are detailed descriptions and illustrations of the processes involved in making a basket, from harvesting of spruce roots to coiling technique. This book will be a resource for anyone interested in Dene culture and heritage. It will also serve as a practical guide to artisans wishing to make a Dene spruce root basket."--Jacket.
Series Statement
  • Paper / Canadian Ethnology Service ; 138
  • Mercury series, 0316-1854
Uniform Title
  • Mercury series
  • Paper (Canadian Ethnology Service) no. 138.
Alternative Title
  • Dene tsʾukegháí tene rahesi
  • Dene tsʼukegháí tene rahesi
Subject
  • Indian baskets > Northwest Territories
  • Basket making > Northwest Territories
  • Basketwork > Northwest Territories
  • Tinne Indians > Northwest Territories > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 41).
Language (note)
  • Includes abstract in French.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Sect. I. Dene Spruce-Root Basketry Tradition -- Sect. II. Revival of a Tradition -- Sect. III. Making a Basket -- Materials -- Technique.
ISBN
0660188309
OCLC
  • 50495133
  • SCSB-10233229
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library