Social Science Native American Studies
Totem Poles
An Illustrated Guide
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1981
- Category
- Native American Studies, Native American, Cultural, Physical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774801416
- Publish Date
- Jan 1981
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774845182
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $99.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774801386
- Publish Date
- Jan 1981
- List Price
- $21.95
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Description
The massive wood carvings unique to the Indian peoples of the Northwest Coast arouse a sense of wonder in all who see them. This guide helps the reader to understand and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles and other sculptures. The author describes the origin and place of totem poles in Indian culture – as ancestral emblems, as expressions of wealth and power, as ceremonial objects, as mythological symbols, and as magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Marjorie M. Halpin was, for many years until her untimely death in 2001, curator of ethnology at the Museum of Anthropology and a member of the anthropology department at the University of British Columbia.
Editorial Reviews
A beautifully designed and illustrated book.
Canadian Plains Bulletin