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Totem pole carving : bringing a log to life / Vickie Jensen.

Record details

  • ISBN: 155054747X
  • ISBN: 9781550547474
  • Physical Description: xi, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 1999, c1992.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Previous ed. has title: Where the people gather.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Background -- Norman Tait: Nisga'a Artist -- The 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 -- The Signature Faces -- The End of the Roughing Stage -- The Finishing Stage -- Raising the Pole -- Visual Record of the Moon Face Figure -- Norman Tait: List of Major Works.
Subject:
Totem poles > British Columbia.
Nisga'a wood-carving.
Totem poles > British Columbia > Pictorial works.
Nisga'a wood-carving > Pictorial works.
Totem poles.
British Columbia.
Genre:
Pictorial works.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .T65 J46 1999 287231 Stacks Available -