Spirits of the Water
Native Art Collected on Expeditions to Alaska and British Columbia, 1744–1910
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2000
- Category
- Canadian, Native American Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550547122
- Publish Date
- Jul 2000
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Description
The images in the pages of this book -- animal, human and spirit faces -- evoke the powerful cultural legacy of the inhabitants of the Northwest Coast. Spirits of the Water presents 110 examples of the art produced by the Native peoples of a region of great linguistic, cultural and geographical diversity. Six essays by leading experts Paz Cabello, Ieoncio Carretero Collado, Alberto Costa Romero de Tejada and Bill Holm establish a historical and cultural context for this remarkable assemblage of objects, and explore the traditions of art, social organization and ceremony that inspired their makers.
About the author
Steven C. Brown is former associate curator of Native American art at the Seattle Art Museum. He is the author of Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth through the Twentieth Century and Sun Dogs and Eagle Down: The Indian Paintings of Bill Holm.