Soapstone and Seed Beads : Arts and Crafts at the Charles Camsell Hospital, a Tuberculosis Sanitorium Tapa blanda - 1993

Jasper Printing for The Provincial Museum of Alberta, 1993. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. B&W photos throughout. 58 pages in large format, chapters include: Tuberculosis: impact on native lives, The occupational therapy program, The creation of the arts and crafts collection, The fole of the museum: The Charles Camsell hospital collection project. With two catalogues for the crafts collection (55 exhibits each with a photo and description) and the garment collection (16 exhibits each with a photo and description.) The garment collection is very well described and includes sections on The significance of the garment collection, Materials and production used to produce items in the collection, & The meaning of dress (Symbolic meaning in clothing, Gender, Age,Status, Spiritual protection. )