5 Brand New books about Northwest Coast, Alaskan and Canadian Indian Art, Cultures, Histories and Legends:
including, but not limited to Haida, Tlingit, Nootka, Kwagiutl, Salish
all paperback
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast. Hilary Stewart.
University of Washington Press. Seattle 1979.110 pages.
Intro, two-dimensional art, basic components, anatomical features, structural variations, animal design motifs.
Lots of pictures and illustrations.*
Northwest Coast Indian Art. An Analysis of Form by Bill Holm
University of Washington Press. Seattle 14th printing 1993.
115 pages. Loaded with illustrations and images.
Abbreviations, Historical Background, symbolism and realism, two-dimensional art, elements of art, principles of form and organization, conclusions, appendix, bibliography, index.
Illustrations of hats, screens, spoons, bowls, masks, totem poles, platters, face painting, rattles, dishes, shirts, paddles and much more.
Heroes & Heroines in Tlingit-Haida Legend by Mary L. Beck
Alaska Northwest Books, 3rd Printing, 1994
114 pages
The Inside Passage to Alaska, A Short History by Hugo Anderson
Anderson Publishing, 1998; Index, 124 pages
The Tlingit, An Introduction to Their Culture and History by Wallace M. Olson
Heritage research, 3rd Edition,1997*
*these 2 books have the shadow of the previous owner's penciled name on the title page; otherwise, they are Like New with no wear or damage.
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