Dress Clothing of the Plains Indians - Koch, Ronald P.

Clean, tight, unmarked; Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to upper inside corner of cover and dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; This book assembles information about the dress of the Plains Indians. Although certain similarities could be found among the groups, each tribes had its own distinctive traditions and preferences in cut, color, decorative symbols, and trim, as well as in style of hair and headdress, footwear, and accessories. Here you will find patterns of shirts, robes and moccasins; colors and designs used by specific tribes; the symbolism of details of ceremonial dress. The book traces the evolution and transmittal of various features of apparel, which provides insight into Indian migrations and intertribal and white contact. The test is accompanied by illustrations and step-by-step construction details.
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Hardcover
University of Oklahoma Press
2nd Edition
1977
Norman, OK