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 Europeans to the present day. A history and technical explanation is given for crafts in the following areas: costume and decorative techniques; birchbark work; porcupine quillwork on birchbark; work in wood, bone, stone and natural fibres; and the art of basketry. -- from back cover.
Illustrated with 47 black-and-white photographs of fine art paintings, drawings, petroglyphs, excavated artifacts, Micmac peoples and decorated artifacts, motifs and techniques. 1 map.
- ISBN10 0919680135
- ISBN13 9780919680135
- Publish Date 1 January 1980
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Nimbus Publishing Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 84
- Language English