Homes, buildings, clothing and art of Native Americans.

Includes index.

Tools and inventions -- Sound and light -- Mining for metals and metalworking -- Petroleum and rubber -- Chemistry -- Math, solid geometry, and astronomy -- Engineering -- Writing -- Ecology -- Glossary of ancient cultures -- For further reading. Introduction -- Houses of snow and houses of wood -- Houses of fiber and bark and houses of hide -- Houses of earth and houses of stone -- Public buildings and cities -- Clothing from hides -- Clothing from fiber -- Wearable art -- Baskets and pottery -- Painting and sculpture.