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Haida Monumental Art : Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands by George F. MacDonald (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN-100295973625
ISBN-139780295973623
eBay Product ID (ePID)73901
Product Key Features
Book TitleHaida Monumental Art : Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands
Number of Pages218 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science
AuthorGeorge F. Macdonald
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN94-003977
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal730/.8997
Table Of ContentForeword / Bill ReidPreface and Acknowledgments The Haida of the Queen Charlotte IslandsIntroduction-Archaeology-Traditional Society-Cosmology-Mythology-Ethnohistory-Contact with European CultureHaida Dwellings-The House as Symbol-House Types-House Building-House Decoration--Crests--The House Frontal Pole--Monumental and Architectural Features---Mortuary Sculpture---Memorial PolesEthnography Among the Haida The Southern VillagesSkidegateHaina--LinaCumshewa--KunhalasSkedansTanu--KaidjuNinstintsKaisunChaatl The Northern VillagesMassetKayangYanHiellanKung--YatzeKiustaDadensYakuTian Photography and the Haida Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands: An Historical Perspective / Richard J. HuydaSelected BibliographyPhotographic Credits
SynopsisThe Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia constructed some of the most magnificent houses and erected some of the most beautifully carved totem poles on the Northwest Coast. During the last quarter of the nineteenth-century, images of the Haida's immense cedar houses and soaring totem poles were captured, first on glass plates and later on film, by photographers who travelled to then-remote villages such as Masset and Skidegate to marvel at, and record, what they saw there. Haida Monumental Art, initially published as a limited edition hardcover and finally available in paperback, includes a large number of these remarkable photographs, selected from a collection of over 10,000 original prints and photographic plates. They depict the Haida villages at the height of their glory and record their tragic deterioration only a few decades later. As well, this edition contains the complete text from the first edition, including site plans and detailed descriptions of fifteen major villages and several smaller sites, which are catalogued by house and pole. By combining archeology and ethnohistory, George MacDonald presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village. He explains how the houses and poles are part of a fascinating web of myth, family history and Haida cosmology, which provides a unique insight into Haida culture., Combining archeology and ethnohistory, this book presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village, through remarkable photographs, site plans and detailed descriptions of fifteen major villages, The Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia constructed some of the most magnificent houses and erected some of the most beautifully carved totem poles on the Northwest Coast. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, images of the Haida's immense cedar houses and soaring totem poles were captured by photographers who travelled to then-remote villages such as Masset and Skidegate to marvel at, and record, what they saw there. Haida Monumental Art , initially published as a limited edition hardcover and now available in paperback, includes a large number of these remarkable photographs. They depict the Haida villages at the height of their glory and records their tragic deterioration only a few decades later. As well, this edition contains the complete text from the first edition, including site plans and detailed descriptions of fifteen major villages and several smaller sites, which are catalogued by house and pole. By combining archeology and ethnohistory, George MacDonald presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village. He explains how the houses and poles are part of a fascinating web of myth, family history and Haida cosmology, which provides a unique insight into Haida culture.
LC Classification NumberE99.H2M33 1994
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