Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide (Museum Note No. 3)

Marjorie M. Halpin

ISBN 10: 0774801417 / ISBN 13: 9780774801416

Published by Univ of British Columbia Press, 1995

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Paperback in very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide (Museum Note No. 3)
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774801417
• ISBN 13: 9780774801416
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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

Marjorie Halpin was a U.S.-Canadian anthropologist best known for her work on Northwest Coast art and culture, especially the Tsimshian and Gitksan peoples. She earned an M.A. from George Washington University in 1963. She worked for five years for the Smithsonian Institution. In 1968 she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to begin doctoral work at the University of British Columbia, where she worked closely under the anthropologist Wilson Duff.