Making pictures in stone : American Indian rock art of the Northeast / Edward J. Lenik.

Author/creator Lenik, Edward J., 1932-
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxix, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Algonquian people in the northeast -- Ezra Stiles : pioneer rock art researcher in eighteenth-century New England -- Culturally altered trees -- Nonportable rock art sites -- Landscapes in myths and legends -- Portable rock art -- Pendants and gorgets -- Decorated tablets, pebbles, and cobbles -- Sculpted heads and effigy faces -- Decorated stone tools -- Nonutilitarian effigy stones -- Dreams, visions, and signs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-242) and index.
LCCN 2008014002
ISBN9780817316297 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817316299 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817355098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN081735509X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817380779 (electronic)
ISBN0817380779 (electronic)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 99.A35 L46 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold