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Informationen zum Autor Aldona Jonaitis and Aaron Glass Klappentext The totem pole is immensely important to Northwest Coast people while holding a place in popular culture from fashion to the funny pages. This book describes and pictures its place since Europeans first arrived on the scene, its spread from the Northwest Coast to World's Fairs and global theme parks, and the part these carvings have played in Native struggles for control of their cultures and their lands. Zusammenfassung The Northwest Coast totem pole captivates the imagination. From the first descriptions of these tall carved monuments! totem poles have become central icons of the Northwest Coast region and symbols of its Native inhabitants. This title presents the intercultural history of the art form in its myriad manifestations from the 18th century onwards. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Excursions: Toward an Intercultural Biography of the Totem PolePart One | Totem Poles in the Colonial Imagination 2. On Commerce and Cultures: Explorers and Merchants Encounter Carved Columns 3. The Dynamics of Settler Colonialism, the Rise and Fall of Totem Poles, and the Emergence of Anthropology 4. "Places of Totemic Delight": Significant Sights / Sites on the Northwest Coast 5. Totems for Tourists: On Salvage and Salvation 6. The Expansion of Totem Pole Form: Minis, Maxis, and Multiples (or, the Small, the Tall, and the Kitschy)Part Two | The Global Circulation of Totem Poles 7. Transforming Emblems at Museums and Expositions: Poles in the Global Village 8. "Monuments in Multichrome": Totem Poles and the Promotion of Place 9. Beyond Restoration: The Work of Wilson Duff 10. High Art from Rainy Places: The "Renaissance" of Totem CarvingPart Three | Current Cultures of the Totem Pole 11. Beyond Fairs: Contemporary Cultural Tourism and Ethnokitsch 12. Family Trees and Tribal Treaties: On the Politics of Poles 13. Totem Poles and the Mediation of Colonial EncounterAppendix A. A Selected and Annotated List of Books on Totem Poles Appendix B. Primary Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Reports of Monumental Carvings on the Northwest Coast (1778-1900) Appendix C. A Selection of Early Illustrations of Totem Poles and Major Photographic Expeditions (1778-1900) Appendix D. A Selective List of Poles Collected or Commissioned for Destinations Abroad (1880-1970) Appendix E. A Selection of Totem Poles at Regional, National and International Expositions (1876-1994) Appendix F. A Selection of Totem Poles at British Columbian and Canadian Celebrations Appendix G. A Selection of Poles Raised in or for Native Communities (1957-1988)References Index...
