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Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
237, [1] p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
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Description
Native art on the Northwest Coast is very much alive and increasing in both artistry and volume. Wonderful work is being done for ceremony and sale, and galleries are filled with exciting recreations of traditional tribal masks. This new entry in native art publications is brimming with over 400 color photographs of recent artwork selected with the collector in mind. Many pieces are shown from several sides and the back. The book features master carvers...
Author
Pub. Date
1995, c1984
Physical Desc
192 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 26 cm.
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Description
From the giant cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the way of life, art and culture of the early First Nations people of the Northwest Coast. All parts of the cedar tree had many uses. From the wood, skilled men made ocean-going canoes, massive post-and- beam houses, monumental carved poles that declared history, rights and lineage, and powerful dance masks. Women dextrously wove the inner bark into mats and baskets, plied...
Author
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
42 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Description
In the year 1850, Chief Seattle, leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish, welcomed white settlers to his homeland. Although much has changed since that time, the Indian people of the Northwest Coast remain. This sensitive text helps us to understand the culture of Northwest Coast Indians, especially the relationships between the people and their majestic landscape.
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