Canoe construction in a Cree cultural tradition /
Examines the rapidly disappearing Eastern Cree cultural activity of canoe construction from a variety of anthropological and historical perspectives. Technical aspects are detailed in an illustrated account of the construction of a traditional Eastern Cree canoe at Great Whale River.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
National Museums of Canada,
1980.
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter I. Introduction
- Background and setting
- The Eastern Cree canoe [also used by Montagnais and Naksapi]
- The builders
- Chapter II. Social and economic aspects
- Canoe construction within the annual cycle
- Craft specialization
- Division of labour
- Composition and co-ordination of the work group
- Chapter III. Ideational aspects
- Personal meanings
- Myth and the maker
- Building songs
- Chapter IV. Technical aspects
- Materials and tools
- Fabrication of parts
- Assembly
- Painting and decoration
- Chapter V. Cree canoe construction: continuity and change
- Appendix: Eastern Cree canoe terms.