Totem Poles of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Of all the artistic achievements of the native Americans of the Northwest Coast, totem poles are the most striking. although other peoples in history have carved and raised commemorative columns, no other poles are so intricate and monumental. From the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island, this book presents hundreds of poles in vivid line drawing and in historical black-and-white and contemporary color photographs; it also explores the cultural, spiritual, and social traditions that form the context for these spectacular works of art.

About the author

Edward Malin is an anthropologist whose professional life has been dedicated to the study of Northwest Coast Indians. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in cultural anthropology and East Asian studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Before retiring from the Japanese studies program at the University of Portland, he served as chairman of the humanities department at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon; chairman and associate professor in social sciences at Marylhurst College; teacher of folklore and cultural anthropology at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon; and a consultant with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts & Crafts Board. Malin has also been a lecturer for the Seattle Art Museum and the Ethnic Arts Council. He resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Summary

Examines the creation of totem poles from the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island.

Foreword

Examines the creation of totem poles from the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Malin
• Publisher: Workman
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.1994
• EAN: 9780881922950
• ISBN: 978-0-88192-295-0
• No. of pages: 195
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 281 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Gardening, Social & cultural history, TRAVEL / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA), GARDENING / Regional / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA), Travel & holiday, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural history, Travel and holiday, Relating to Native American people, US Pacific Northwest, Western & Pacific Coast states, US West: Pacific States