Drawing with Great Needles: Ancient Tattoo Traditions of North America

The Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains Tattooing Traditions book is a groundbreaking examination into the history, meaning, and significance of Native American tattooing in these regions.

Drawing with Great Needles offers a comprehensive look at the cultural importance of tattooing for prehistoric and early historic Native Americans, using a variety of approaches including ethnohistorical and ethnographic accounts, ancient art, evidence of tattooing in the archaeological record, historic portraiture, tattoo tools and toolkits, gender roles, and the meanings that specific tattoos held for Dhegiha Sioux and other Native speakers.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the rich cultural heritage of Native American society in the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains.