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Totem poles : an illustrated guide Cover Image Book Book

Totem poles : an illustrated guide

Halpin, Marjorie M. 1937- (author.).

Summary: "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. Halpin also suggests ways to interpret the motifs and symbols carved on the poles and shows how to recognize the special features which reveal not only the skill of the carver but also his tribal origin."--

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  • ISBN: 0774801417
  • ISBN: 0774801387
  • ISBN: 9780774801416
  • ISBN: 9780774801386
  • Physical Description: 58 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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  • Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, 1981.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Bibliography: pages 57-58.
Formatted Contents Note: Indian cultures of the Northwest Coast -- What is a totem pole? -- Suggestions on how to look at totem poles -- List of totem poles and other large sculptures on display in the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology and on its grounds.

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