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Chiefly feasts : the enduring Kwakiutl potlatch / edited by Aldona Jonaitis ; with essays by Douglas Cole [and others] ; contributions by Stacy Alyn Marcus, Judith Ostrowitz ; and special editorial help by Peter L. Macnair ; color photographs by Lynton Gardiner.
A collection of art (masks, head-dresses, blankets, coppers, feast dishes, and other Kwakiutl ceremonial objects) made by the Kwakiutl Indians of northern Vancouver Island and the nearby mainland.
Record details
- ISBN: 0295971142
- ISBN: 9780295971148
- ISBN: 0295971150
- ISBN: 9780295971155
- Physical Description: 300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 27 cm
- Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press ; ©1991.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Catalog of a travelling exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, October-February 1992 and others.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-295) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The spelling of Kwak̓wala / Wayne Suttles -- Chiefly feasts : the creation of an exhibition / Aldona Jonaitis -- Streams of property, armor of wealth : the traditional Kwakiutl potlatch / Douglas Cole -- George Hunt, collector of Indian specimens / Ira Jacknis -- The contemporary potlatch / Gloria Cranmer Webster -- Postscript : the treasures of Siwidi / Judith Ostrowitz and Aldona Jonaitis.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .K9 R3 C45 1991 | 02238579 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 99 .K9 R3 C45 1991 | 0231221 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | PNW E 99 .K9 R3 C45 1991 | 251808 | PNW | Reshelving | - |