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Potlatch : native ceremony and myth on the Northwest Coast / Mary Giraudo Beck ; illustrated by Marvin Oliver.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0882404407 (acid-free paper) :
  • ISBN: 9780882404400 (acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Books, c1993.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-127).
Formatted Contents Note:
Raven survives -- Cremation and smoking feast -- Raven creates the tides -- Preparations -- Raven and the flood -- Invitation -- Raven's creations -- House building -- In the whale's belly -- Welcome -- Raven sends fish to the streams -- Potlatch -- Raven in a fog -- Gifts and parties -- Raven loses his beak -- Prestige potlatch -- Raven and the magic seal catcher -- Peace ceremony -- Further reading.
Subject:
Potlatch.
Indians of North America > Northwest Coast of North America > Rites and ceremonies.
Indians of North America > Northwest Coast of North America > Folklore.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Lummi Library E 98 .R53 N78 B43 1993 250769 Stacks Available -
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Lummi Library E 98 .R53 N78 B43 1993 259365 Stacks Reshelving -
Lummi Library PNW E 98 .R53 N78 B43 1993 021748 PNW Reshelving -