Mercer Tiles
Native Americans 1
Indian Basket Maker
This woman weaves a basket that is both useful and beautiful.
This woman weaves a basket that is both useful and beautiful.
Indian Shooting with the Bow and Arrow
The arrow was made of a straight stick, with a chipped and sharpened piece of jasper lashed
on as an arrow point. The bowstring was made of deer thong or deer gut.
The arrow was made of a straight stick, with a chipped and sharpened piece of jasper lashed
on as an arrow point. The bowstring was made of deer thong or deer gut.
Indian Making a Dugout Canoe
This man is sitting on a tree trunk. He makes small fires in the wood, controlled by the use of water and clay. He then uses a grooved stone axe to cut out the charred wood, until he has the shape he wants for the inside of his canoe.
This man is sitting on a tree trunk. He makes small fires in the wood, controlled by the use of water and clay. He then uses a grooved stone axe to cut out the charred wood, until he has the shape he wants for the inside of his canoe.
Indian Paddling a Canoe
In an equal-ended canoe made of strips of paper birch, a man uses a wooden paddle.
All images courtesy of Mrs. Maureen Book.
In an equal-ended canoe made of strips of paper birch, a man uses a wooden paddle.
All images courtesy of Mrs. Maureen Book.