Micmac Quillwork: Micmac Indian Techniques of Porcupine Quill Decoration, 1600-1950 Tapa dura - 1991

Canada: The Nova Scotia Museum, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; former owner's embossed library label is on the half-title page; small liquid stain on the outer page edges; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Tan cloth with brown lettering on the spine and brown lettering and illustration on the front board. Color illustrated endpapers. 262 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and artistic pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "The first major work on this art form gives a comprehensive history of the craft from the period of European contact to the present. It covers materials, construction, ornamentation techniques and designs used in porcupine quill decoration, and it includes 500 black and white photographs and 30 colour plates......