{"product_id":"catawba-indian-pottery-thomas-john-blumer-9780817350611","title":"Catawba Indian Pottery: The Survival of a Folk Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraces the craft of pottery making among the Catawba Indians of North Carolina from the late 18th century to the present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Europeans encountered them, the Catawba Indians were living along the river and throughout the valley that carries their name near the present North Carolina-South Carolina border. Archaeologists later collected and identified categories of pottery types belonging to the historic Catawba and extrapolated an association with their protohistoric and prehistoric predecessors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this volume, Thomas Blumer traces the construction techniques of those documented ceramics to the lineage of their probable present-day master potters or, in other words, he traces the Catawba pottery traditions. By mining data from archives and the oral traditions of contemporary potters, Blumer reconstructs sales circuits regularly traveled by Catawba peddlers and thereby illuminates unresolved questions regarding trade routes in the protohistoric period. In addition, the author details particular techniques of the representative potters--factors such as clay selection, tool use, decoration, and firing techniques--which influence their styles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas John Blumer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817350616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817350611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.52w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004 pg. 279","brand":"Thomas John Blumer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086958932223,"sku":"9780817350611","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf931250-70cf-4e81-a248-e5f4b35a540b.jpg?v=1769097482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catawba-indian-pottery-thomas-john-blumer-9780817350611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}