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The Ojibwa Dance Drum; Its History and Construction
by Thomas Vennum
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- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0873516427
- ISBN 13
- 9780873516426
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009 Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN. 2009. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by line number. An updated printing of the 1982 Smithsonian original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 348 pp. This book is recognized as a significant ethnography of woodland Indians. His refreshing undertaking combined aging anthropological field studies with new ethnographic fieldwork and led him deep into the study of the Ojibwa dance drum. The drum originated as vision telling a Dakota woman how to build it and it would bring peace and stop the killing of her people. From there is spread to the Ojibwa becoming the centerpiece of their religious ceremonies. a clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- 003590
- Title
- The Ojibwa Dance Drum; Its History and Construction
- Author
- Thomas Vennum
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0873516427
- ISBN 13
- 9780873516426
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Place of Publication
- St. Paul, MN
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Ojibwa Indians, Ojibwa Dance Drum, Ojibwa big drum, Ojibwa religious ceremonies, Native American music, woodland Indians, peacepipes, lances, dance lodges,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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