‘REPORT ON THE FABRICS, INVENTIONS, IMPLEMENTS AND UTENSILS OF THE IROQUOIS’

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The appendix (only) of the report by Lewis H. Morgan: ‘Report on the Fabrics, Inventions, Implements and Utensils of the Iroquois' (New York), no printing information, 1851. This appendix is 48pp. 8vo., with nineteen beautifully hand-colored lithograph plates. These plates include images of Iroquois-made items such as a ‘Belt of Wampum', moose hair burden strap, silver cross, silver beads, deer skin kilt and leggings, moccasons [sic], blankets, etc. Light scattered spotting throughout and several of the pages have separated.