Book
Down from the shimmering sky : masks of the Northwest Coast
Record details
- ISBN: 0295977094 (Canada : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780295977096 (Canada : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 1550546236
- ISBN: 9781550546231
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Physical Description:
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192 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 28 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1998.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Vancouver Art Gallery." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / Bruce Grenville -- Behind the Mask / Robert Joseph. The First Ancestors. The Potlatch. the Anti-Potlatch Law. The Box of Treasures -- Law of the Mask. Masks of Sanctity. The Powers of Masks -- Power of the Shining Heavens / Peter Macnair. The Forms of Northwest Coast Art. Commerce on the Coast. The Human Face Divine. The Cosmos. The Sky World. The Undersea World. The Mortal World. The Spirit World. Enduring and Evolving Traditions. |
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| Subject: | Indian masks Northwest Coast of North America Exhibitions |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .M3 N78 M33 1998 | 280304 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 98 .M3 N78 M33 1998 | 680545 | Stacks | Available | - |