Stone Ornaments

Used By Indians in the United States and Canada

Being a Description of Certain Charm Stones, Gorgets, Tubes, Bird Stones and Problematical Forms

Warren K. Moorehead - 1917  

 Gustav's Library Vintage Reprint

Moorehead's magnum opus, this monumental work is a comprehensive study of the stone ornaments produced by the prehistoric American aborigine.  Well over 1000 artifacts are illustrated in 32 chapters of 448 pages.  This book also includes  a comprehensive bibliography of 17 pages.

About the Author: Warren King Moorehead (1866-1939) was curator of the Museum of Ohio State University (1894-1897). He became the first curator of the Peabody Museum as well as head of the Philips Academy Archaeology Department, Andover, Massachusetts in 1901. After retirement, he served on the United States Board of Indian Commissioners from 1909 to 1933.

This 7-3/4" x 10-1/2",  448 page book is perfect bound, profusely illustrated with 265 figures and photographs (2 in full color, 3 photogravure), 3 fold out type charts and 3 maps.    $27.95    

   

Bannerstones Plate 1	A covey of Birdstones	Bannerstones Plate 2
Slate Bannerstone	Cannel Coal	Shield Shaped Gorget
Drilled amulets	Boatstone	Completion Stages of Bannerstones
Foldout #1	Pendants	Foldout #2
Bannerstones	Distribution Map	Discoidals
Double Crescent	Specialized Lunate	Light Blue Slate

Sample Plates - click on image to enlarge