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The Spirit sings : artistic traditions of Canada's first peoples
Publication to accompany the exhibition held at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, during the Olympic Winter Games of 1988. Six essays describe aboriginal costumes, quillwork, stone, wood and bone carvings, jewelry, masks and ritual objects, mainly from the pre-contact era, as well as paintings and diary sketches by Europeans at the time of contact.
Record details
- ISBN: 0771033559 (bound) :
- ISBN: 9780771033551 (bound)
- ISBN: 0771033567 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 9780771033568 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 264 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color) ; 31 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart ; 1987.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Bibliography: p. 247-262.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- I have lived here since the world began : Atlantic coast artistic traditions / Ruth Holmes Whitehead -- Like a star I shine : northern woodlands artistic traditions / Ruth B. Phillips -- By the power of their dreams : artistic traditions of the Northern Plains / Ted J. Brasser -- No little variety of ornament : northern Athapaskan artistic traditions / Judy Thompson -- Pretending to be Caribou : the Inuit parka as an artistic tradition / Bernadette Driscoll -- Silent speakers : arts of the Northwest Coast / Martine J. Reid.
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- Subject:
- Indians of North America > Material culture > Canada.
Indian art > Canada.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PNW E 78 .C2 S75 1987 | 281881 | Oversize PNW | Reshelving | - |