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Seneca splint basketryBook 1941 • Lismer, Marjorie
Iroquois • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This monograph describes Seneca splint basketry with reference to its techniques, forms, and functions, and its relation to basketry of other native American groups. Mentioned briefly is the influence of trade on Seneca basketry. Lismer points out th...Adoption practices of the Blood Indians of Alberta, Canadaarticle 1974 • Lismer, Marjorie & Goldfrank, Esther Schiff
Blackfoot • North America > Plains and Plateau
This article provides an extensive analysis of several distinct types of adoption practices among the Blood Indians. In the course of describing these practices, Lismer contributes insights into Blackfoot notions of kin and family relationships which...