Becoming brave : the path to Native American manhood /

Becoming brave : the path to Native American manhood /

Stories and pictures explain the Plains Indians' path to manhood.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thom, Laine, 1952- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [1992].
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Social life and customs.
Indians of North America > Material culture > Great Plains.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Social life and customs > Pictorial works.
Indians of North America > Material culture > Great Plains > Pictorial works.
Peuples autochtones > Grandes Plaines > Mœurs et coutumes.
Peuples autochtones > Grandes Plaines > Mœurs et coutumes > Ouvrages illustrés.
Indians of North America > Material culture
Indians of North America > Social life and customs
Great Plains
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Social life and customs
Indians of North America > Material culture > Great Plains
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Social life and customs > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Material culture > Great Plains > Pictorial works
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Description
Summary:Stories and pictures explain the Plains Indians' path to manhood.
"Pictured here are the war shirts, tomahawks, peace pipes, spears, drums, and headdresses that were part of daily life for Native American men. Functional as well as beautiful, these objects are unsurpassed in design and craftsmanship. Four vivid, first-person accounts of Indian life accompany the ... photography."--Front flap of wrapper.
Item Description:"Compiled by Laine Thom."--Page 1 of printed paper wrapper.
Physical Description:120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 x 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 120) and index.
ISBN:0811802191
9780811802192
0811801632
9780811801638

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