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Delaware Indian art designsarticle 1950 • Tantaquidgeon, Gladys
Delaware • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This brief source, after an introductory page on Delaware culture history, migrational movements and population estimates, deals in almost its entirety with native artistic motifs as used by Indian artists primarily in their beadwork and silk ribbon ...Notes on the origin and uses of plants of the Lake St. John Montagnaisarticle 1932 • Tantaquidgeon, Gladys
Innu • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This brief article contains notes on the uses of plants and some animal products for medicinal purposes by the Lake St. John Montagnais. Various rules concerning the collection and use of these material are also given. At the time of publication, the...A study of Delaware Indian medicine practice and folk beliefsBook 1942 • Tantaquidgeon, Gladys & Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Delaware • North America > Eastern Woodlands
On the basis both of material gathered in the field and extracted from the literature, the author, a professional ethnologist, gives a detailed description of Delaware medical practices. In addition to covering the various aspects of this, informatio...