Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual : Metallurgy in Precontact Eastern North America.
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Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual : Metallurgy in Precontact Eastern North America.

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 m...

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Main Author: Trevelyan, Amelia M.
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
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