Out of the North, The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University

This Catalogue Of Artifacts In The Collections Of The Haffenreffer Museum Of Anthropology Focusses On Items Made By Sub-arctic Indian And Metis Women From Natural Materials, Such As Boots, Moccasins, Stockings, Gloves, Pockets, Jackets, Baby Carriers, Baskets, Trays And Drums. Includes Description Of The Travels And Collections Made By Emma Mary Colcleugh (1846-1940) The Second Woman Tourist In The North (prairies And Mackenzie Valley) Between 1888 And 1894. Foreword / Shepard Krech Iii -- Introduction / Barbara A. Hail, Kate C. Duncan -- The Subarctic Region: People, History And Art / Barbara A. Hail -- Emma Shaw Colcleugh: Victorian Collector / Barbara A. Hail -- Styles And Style Change. Central Subarctic Regional Styles / Kate C. Duncan ; Visual Perception, A Factor In Design Change / Kate C. Duncan -- The Evolution Of Two Algonquian Bag Forms / Kate C. Duncan -- Subarctic Arts Today. Maintaining Traditions / Barbara A. Hail ; Native Craft Production In Brochet, Manitoba, 1978-1980 / William A. Tracy ; Epilogue: Women's Work, Women's Art / June Helm -- Color Plates, The Catalogue / Barbara A. Hail And Kate C. Duncan. The Old Collection: Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries: Porcupine Quills ; Silk Thread ; Beads ; Babiche ; Birch Bark ; Antler, Bone, Stone ; Hide, Buckskin -- The Contemporary Collection: Porcupine And Bird Quills ; Moose And Caribou Hair ; Threads ; Beads ; Babiche, Hareskin ; Birch Bark ; Wood, Hide, Roots -- Abbreviations. By Barbara A. Hail And Kate C. Duncan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 294-301). With 180 illustrated catalog entries and over 75 ethnographic photographs, Out of the North examines Subarctic Algonquian and Athapaskan arts of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as traditional arts today. Essays explore the region and its people, styles and style change, maintaining traditions, women's art, and the journeys of Victorian traveler Emma Shaw Colcleugh, whose collection forms the core of the catalog. 27 color plates, 275 black-and-white photographs, drawings, maps; paperback, approx. 8.5" x 11", high-quality binding.