Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual: Metallurgy in Precontact Eastern North America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813122724)

Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual examines the thousands of beautiful and intricate ritual works of art-from ceremonial weaponry to delicate copper pendants and ear ornaments-created in eastern North America before the arrival of Europeans. The first comprehensive examination of this 3,000-year-old metallurgical tradition, the book provides unique insight into the motivation of the artisans and the significance of these objects, and highlights the brilliance and sophistication of the early civilization

Author: Amelia M. Trevelyan
ISBN-10: 0813122724
ISBN-13: 9780813122724
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2003
Pages: 321
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.46w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2004 pg. 335