Main entry:

Halpin, Marjorie M., 1937-

Title & Author:

Totem poles : an illustrated guide / Marjorie M. Halpin ; foreword by Michael M. Ames.

Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, 1981.

Description:

58 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Series:

Museum note ; no. 3

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).
Introduction; Contents; Foreword; IntroductionIndian Cultures of the Northwest Coast: Wealth; Family; Mythology; Ceremony; Carving. What is a Totem Pole? Totemism; Totem Pole; Totem Pole Types; House Poles; House Frontal Poles; Memorial or Commemorative Poles; Mortuary Poles; Grave Markers; Welcome Figures; The Antiquity of Totem Poles; Totem Poles Today; Contemporary Sculpture; The Raven and the First Men. Suggestions on How to Look at Totem Poles: 1. The Skill of the Carver 2. Recognizing Life Forms; 3. Differences in Cultural Style. List of Totem Poles and Other Large Sculptures on Display in the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology and on its Grounds.

Summary:

Presents an illustrated history of the totem poles of the Native peoples of the Northwest Coast and examines their form and meaning, origin and cultural significance to those in the Pacific Northwest.

ISBN:

0774801387
9780774801386
0774801417 (pbk.)
9780774801416 (pbk.)

Subject:

University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology.
Vancouver <British Columbia> / Museum of Anthropology.
Totem poles.
Indian art Northwest Coast of North America.
First Nations Northwest Coast of North American Art.
Totems Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord)
Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord Nord-Ouest, Côte Art.
Mâts totémiques.
Art précolombien Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord)
totem poles.
Indian art
Wappenpfahl
North America Northwest Coast of North America
University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology

Form/genre:

Catalog
catalogs (documents)
Catalogs
Illustrated works.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Ames, Michael M., 1933-2006, writer of foreword.
Museum note (Vancouver, B.C.) ; no. 3.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 91446
Call No.: ID CAN; ID:86-B18060
Status: Available