Ruth Holmes Whitehead Books
Elitekey Micmac Material Culture from 1600 A.D. to the Present
By Ruth H. Whitehead, Ruth Holmes Whitehead
Elitekey (pronounced él-li-dey-geh) is the Micmac word for "I fashion things". The book documents five centuries of Micmac material culture, ranging in time from the period before contact with Eur...
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Micmac Quillwork Micmac Indian Techniques of Porcupine Quill Decoration 1600 1950
By Nova Scotia Museum., Ruth Holmes Whitehead
"The Micmac Indian women of Eastern Canada and New England have long been noted for their exquisite work in porcupine quills, particularly their mosaics of quills on birchbark. 'Micmac Quillwork',...
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