Trevelayan draws all Native American use of copper in the eastern US... into a long, consistent tradition of ritual behavior, underscoring her argument with 16 dazzling color illustrations that indicate just how spectacular Native American copper could be. Highly recommended.
~Choice
Refocuses the discussion of aboriginal copper use away from its possible economic significance... to their symbolic and ceremonial significance.... Highly recommended.
~Choice
A useful compendium of ethnographic and ethnohistoric references to native copper belief systems and use by Native Peoples.
~Journal of Canadian Archaeology
Fills a crucial gap in the literature. Trevelyan's work goes beyond a simple history of copper production to discuss meaning and function [of the objects and associated designs]. Her work has ramifications that reach far beyond a disucssion of copper work alone. This volume will be very influential in reshaping Eastern Woodlands scholarship.
~Lee Anne Wilson, Hartwick College, co-editor of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and th
"An invaluable reference Miskwabik is an incredibly interesting book on a topic rarely discussed in such depth! You'll enjoy every word of it."
~The Dirt Brothers
