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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Taylor, J. Garth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : National Museums of Canada, 1980.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cree Indians > Boats.
Canoes and canoeing.
Indians > Boats.
Indiens d'Amerique > Bateaux > Quebec (Province)
Cris (Indiens) > Bateaux.
Indians > Boats > Quebec (Province)
Canoes and canoeing > Quebec (Province)
Quebec.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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