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Sat, May 16, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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Lot 673

Vintage American Indian Culture Book Collection

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$50

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Offered in this lot is a Vintage North American Indian Culture Book Collection (6), circa 1961 to 1976. North American Indian cultures are incredibly diverse, with over 1,000 different languages and unique social structures shaped by the varied environments of the continent. To better understand these groups, scholars often categorize them into 10 major culture areas based on shared geography and lifeways: Eastern Woodlands home to the Iroquois Confederacy Algonquian speakers; Southeast known for advanced societies like the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole, these groups built large earth mounds and complex towns; Great Plains characterized by the horse-and-buffalo culture of the Sioux (Lakota), Cheyenne, and Comanche, these groups became more nomadic after the introduction of horses; Southwest peoples like the Pueblo, Navajo, and Hopi developed sophisticated irrigation and built adobe or stone dwellings in the desert; Northwest Coast famous for their elaborate totem poles and Potlatch ceremonies, tribes like the Tlingit and Haida relied on rich salmon and cedar resources; California, Plateau, & Great Basin, with many groups practicing a hunter-gatherer lifestyle focused on seasonal resources like acorns or fish; Arctic & Subarctic inhabited by the Inuit, Aleut, Cree and Innu. Despite centuries of displacement and colonization, these cultures remain dynamic, with tribes today actively reclaiming languages and traditional practices. The first book is a First Edition of "The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Tribes" by Bill Yenne, 1986; second book First Edition of "Indians" by Robin May, 1982; next is the 1974 "The World of the American Indian" by the National Geographic Society; 1961 "American Heritage Book of Indians" by American Heritage Magazine; and finally, the 1977 First Edition "Patterns and Sources of Navajo Weaving" by W. D. Harmsen. All of the books are in good condition overall, smallest measures 8.5"W x 11"L x .75"D, largest is 9.25"W x 12.25"L x .75"D. Combined weight is 14lb, 6oz.

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