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Totem poles : an illustrated guide
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

1981
Book
Creators
Halpin, Marjorie M.

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
0774801417
Statement of Responsibility
Marjorie M. Halpin ; foreword by Michael M. Ames.
Publication Information
Vancouver, B.C. : University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology
Physical Description
58 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.
Notes
Museum note (University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology) ; no. 3
Contents
Introduction -- [pt. 1.] Indian cultures of the Northwest Coast -- Wealth -- Family -- Ceremony -- Carving -- [ch. 2.] What is a totem ple? -- Totemism, Totem poles, Totem pole types -- The antiquity of totem poles -- Totem poles today -- Contemporary sculpture -- The raven and the first man -- [pt. 3.] Suggestions on how to look at totem poles -- 1. The skill of the carver -- 2. Recognizing life forms -- 3. Differences in cultural styles -- List of totem poles and other large sculptures on dispaly in the U.B.C. Museum of anthropology and on its grounds.
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