Research Catalog

Title

Making Native American hunting, fighting, and survival tools / Monte Burch.

Author

Burch, Monte.

Publication

Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2004.

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Description

vii, 264 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Here is the most comprehensive guide to making your own Native American tools and weapons. This reference takes you through the steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and fletching. Fully illustrated with photographs and line illustrations, this is the perfect book for the survivalist, historian, student, or Native American enthusiast.

Subject

• Indians of North America > Implements
• Indians of North America > Material culture
• Indian weapons > North America
• Bow and arrow > North America
• Flintknapping > North America
• Implements, utensils, etc. > North America

Note

• Includes index.
• "The complete guide to making and using traditional tools"--Dust jacket.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. Flint Knapping -- Ch. 1. Materials -- Ch. 2. Tools and Workplace -- Ch. 3. Basic Knapping -- Ch. 4. Making Arrowheads -- Ch. 5. Other Types of Tools -- pt. 2. Arrows -- Ch. 6. Materials -- Ch. 7. Making Self-Arrows from Shoots -- Ch. 8. Split Shafts and Reed Arrows -- Ch. 9. Painting, Finishing, and Fletching -- Ch. 10. Points -- pt. 3. Bows -- Ch. 11. Bow-Building Materials -- Ch. 12. Splitting and/or Rough-Sawing the Stave -- Ch. 13. Creating Self-Bows -- pt. 4. Bowstrings and Quivers -- Ch. 14. Bowstrings -- Ch. 15. Quivers and Such -- pt. 5. Food Gathering, Cooking, and Other Tools -- Ch. 16. Baskets -- Ch. 17. Pottery -- Ch. 18. Woodenware -- pt. 6. Fishing Tools -- Ch. 19. Spears and Harpoons -- Ch. 20. Traps and Nets -- Ch. 21. Hook and Line -- pt. 7. Hunting Tools -- Ch. 22. Clubs, Slings, Rabbit Sticks, and Bolas -- Ch. 23. Lances, Spears, and Darts -- Ch. 24. Traps and Snares -- Ch. 25. Camouflage, Lures, decoys, and Calls -- pt. 8. Warfare -- Ch. 26. Lances, Spears, and Coup Sticks -- Ch. 27. Knives, Dirks, and Daggers -- Ch. 28. Clubs and Axes -- Ch. 29. War Shields.

ISBN

159228020X

LCCN

^^2004058372

OCLC

56419555

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library