Totem Poles An Illustrated Guide |
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| Author:
| Halpin, Marjorie M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7748-0141-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1981 |
| Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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This bestseling guide helps readers interpret and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles -- as ancestral emblems and ceremonial objects, as expressions of wealth and power, as mythological symbols and magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.
This bestseling guide helps readers interpret and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles -- as ancestral emblems and ceremonial objects, as expressions of wealth and power, as mythological symbols and magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.