In this Book
- Chippewa Customs
- Book
- 1979
- Published by: Minnesota Historical Society Press
summary
Frances Densmore, born in 1867, was one of the first ethnologists to specialize in the study of American Indian music and culture. Her book, first published in 1929, remains an authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa (Ojibway) Indians of the United States and Canada.
Table of Contents
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- INTRODUCTION TO THE REPRINT EDITION
- pp. v-xiii
- LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
- p. III
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- pp. IX-XII
- INFORMANTS
- pp. 2-4
- NAME OF TRIBE
- pp. 5-6
- CHARACTERIZATION
- p. 6
- TOTEMIC SYSTEM
- pp. 9-10
- MANNER OF LIFE IN THE WIGWAM
- pp. 28-30
- TREATMENT OF THE SICK
- pp. 44-46
- HEALTH MEASURES
- pp. 46-47
- LIFE CYCLE
- pp. 48-78
- MIDE'WIWIN (GRAND MEDICINE SOCIETY)
- pp. 86-97
- STORIES AND LEGENDS
- pp. 97-106
- THE INDUSTRIAL YEAR
- pp. 119-131
- RIGHT OF REVENGE
- p. 132
- CUSTOMS PERTAINING TO WAR
- pp. 132-135
- TRANSPORTATION
- pp. 135-137
- EXCHANGE OF COMMODITIES WITHIN THE TRIBE
- pp. 137-138
- PAYMENT OF ANNUITY
- pp. 138-140
- TRADERS AND TRADING POSTS
- pp. 140-142
- FIRE MAKING AND USES OF FIRE
- pp. 142-143
- BOWS AND ARROWS
- pp. 146-147
- MAKING OF PITCH
- p. 149
- WEAVING OF MATS
- pp. 154-157
- WEAVING OF BAGS
- pp. 157-159
- WEAVING OF BANDS
- pp. 159-160
- NETTING OF BELTS
- pp. 160-161
- USE OF DYES
- p. 163
- MAKING OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
- pp. 165-169
- ARTICLES MADE OF STONE
- p. 169
- ARTICLES MADE OF BONE
- pp. 169-170
- ARTICLES MADE OF WOOD
- pp. 170-171
- ETCHING ON WOOD
- p. 171
- FIRE COLORATION AND ETCHING
- pp. 171-172
- APPLIQUE WORK
- p. 173
- MEMORY DEVICES
- p. 173
- PICTURE WRITING
- pp. 174-183
- DECORATIVE ARTS
- p. 183
- DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN
- pp. 183-188
- PATTERNS CUT FROM BIRCH BARK
- pp. 188-190
- AUTHORITIES CITED
- pp. 195-196
- Image Plates
- pp. p1-p90
Additional Information
ISBN
9780873516617
Related ISBN(s)
9780873511421
MARC Record
OCLC
794700974
Pages
204
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-11
Language
English
Open Access
No