American Indian contributions to the world
Subtitle: Buildings, clothing, and art
By: Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield
Contributors: Porterfield, Kay Marie
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780816069705
Subjects: Indians of North America; Indians of South America; Indians; Indian art; Indian architecture; Indians of Central America; Juvenile literature; Clothing
Other titles: Buildings, clothing, and art
Description: Indian people settled in climates that ranged from the Arctic, where temperatures sometimes drop lower than 50 degrees below zero, to the Amazon Basin, where the weather is hot and rainy. American Indians adapted to these challenges by inventing houses and clothing that were uniquely suited to the climates where they lived, and they developed art that reflected these surroundings. Buildings, Clothing, and Art covers the many contributions that American Indians have made in these areas. It describes how the Inuit built igloos, the American Indians in the Northwest built plank homes, the America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Houses of snow and houses of wood; title: Houses of fiber and bark and houses of hide; title: Houses of earth and houses of stone; title: Public buildings and cities; title: Clothing from hides; title: Clothing from fiber; title: Wearable art; title: Baskets and pottery; title: Painting and sculpture.