Looking at Totem Poles

SKU: 1550540742

Author:
Hilary Stewart
Grade Levels:
Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Adult Education, College, University
Nation:
Haida, Kwakiutl, Kwakwaka'wakw, Pacific NW, Tlingit
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
191
Publisher:
Douglas & McIntyre
Copyright Date:
1993

Price:
Sale price$17.95

Description

Looking at Totem Poles is a companion title to Stewart's Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast. The author provides basic information about the Northwest Coast Cultural Region, an historical overview of totem poles, and a brief description of carving and raising poles. The second part of the book describes the figures and crests carved on totem poles as well as ceremonial and everyday objects. The final section describes in one-page essays the various totem poles found on the land in southern British Columbia, Vancouver Island, northern BC, and Alaska. The majority of the poles listed in this guide come from Haida, Tlingit, Kwakiutl (now known as Kwakwaka'wakw), Nuuchahnulth, and Gitksan communities.

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