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Where the people gather : carving a totem pole / Vickie Jensen.

Jensen, Vickie, 1946- (Author).

Summary:

"The totem pole - in all its powerful beauty is a distinctive and widely recognized form of traditional native art that is alive and thriving today. Where the People Gather is the first book to document the entire process of carving a pole. It begins with, renowned Nisga'a artist Norman Tait's inspection of the raw cedar log and ends with the raising of the 42-foot completed pole three months later. This totem pole is named Wil Sayt Bakwhlgat, which means "the place where the people gather."" "As Tait teaches his apprentices, carving a pole involves more than time and labour, tools and techniques, artistic and emotional commitment; it involves their cultural background and being. The apprentices must make their own carving tools, design their regalia, and practice traditional songs, dances and drumming for the pole-raising ceremony." "Through an intimate text and 125 photographs, Vickie Jensen captures the atmosphere in which the pole is carved - the carving shed, cedar chips, blistered hands and long days - and celebrates its completion."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1550540289 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781550540284 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0295972203 (University of Washington Press : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780295972206 (University of Washington Press : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1550540106
  • ISBN: 9781550540109
  • Physical Description: xi, 175 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; c1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-175).
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Preface -- Background: Introduction -- Norman Tait: Nisga'a artist -- Story of the pole -- Carving the pole: Cutting the log -- Rounding the log -- Drawing the design on the pole -- Rough-cutting the figures -- Carving the add-on pieces: Beak and fin -- Rounding figures and carving faces -- Signature faces -- End of the roughing stage -- Finishing stage -- Raising the pole.

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Subject:
Niska wood-carving.
Niska Indians - Sculpture.
Totem poles > British Columbia.
Niska Indians > Rites and ceremonies.
Tait, Norman, 1941-

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

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