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Social Science Native American Studies

Totem Poles

An Illustrated Guide

by (author) Marjorie M. Halpin

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1981
Category
Native American Studies, Native American, Cultural, Physical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774801416
    Publish Date
    Jan 1981
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774845182
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $99.00
  • 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