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Totem poles : an illustrated guide

Title
Totem poles : an illustrated guide / Marjorie M. Halpin ; foreword by Michael M. Ames.
Author
Halpin, Marjorie M., 1937-
Publication
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, 1981.

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Additional Authors
Ames, Michael M., 1933-2006
Description
58 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Summary
Presents an illustrated history of the totem poles of the Native peoples of the Northwest Coast and examines their form and meaning, origin and cultural significance to those in the Pacific Northwest.
Series Statement
Museum note ; no. 3
Uniform Title
Museum note (Vancouver, B.C.) ; no. 3.
Subject
  • University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology
  • University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology
  • Vancouver <British Columbia> / Museum of Anthropology
  • Totem poles
  • Indian art > Northwest Coast of North America
  • totem poles
  • Indian art
  • Totem poles
  • Wappenpfahl
  • North America > Northwest Coast of North America
Genre/Form
  • Electronic books.
  • Catalog
  • catalogs (documents)
  • Catalogs
  • Catalogs.
  • Illustrated works.
  • Catalogues.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 57-58.
Contents
Introduction; Contents; Foreword; IntroductionIndian Cultures of the Northwest Coast: Wealth; Family; Mythology; Ceremony; Carving. What is a Totem Pole? Totemism; Totem Pole; Totem Pole Types; House Poles; House Frontal Poles; Memorial or Commemorative Poles; Mortuary Poles; Grave Markers; Welcome Figures; The Antiquity of Totem Poles; Totem Poles Today; Contemporary Sculpture; The Raven and the First Men. Suggestions on How to Look at Totem Poles: 1. The Skill of the Carver 2. Recognizing Life Forms; 3. Differences in Cultural Style. List of Totem Poles and Other Large Sculptures on Display in the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology and on its Grounds.
ISBN
  • 0774801387
  • 9780774801386
  • 0774801417
  • 9780774801416
LCCN
81182179
OCLC
  • ocm07763349
  • 7763349
  • SCSB-2108062
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library