Title: Miskwabik, metal of ritual : metallurgy in precontact Eastern North America /
Authors: Trevelyan, Amelia M.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Indian copperwork East (U.S.); Indians of North America East (U.S.) Rites and ceremonies.; Indian metal-work East (U.S.); Indian copperwork Canada, Eastern.; Indians of North America Canada, Eastern Rites and ceremonies.; Indian metal-work Canada, Eastern.
Abstract: "Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual is the first comprehensive study of this 3,000 year old phenomenon among the ancient peoples of eastern North America. By concentrating on the artifacts themselves, their complex aesthetics and iconography as well as their cultural context and technical sophistication, Miskwabik, Metal of Ritual describes the significance of the copper objects as well as their special function within the societies that created them."--Jacket.
Contents: A long, consistent history -- Meaning and significance in design -- Meaning and significance in material -- Copper: its ceremonial role.