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Title: |
Tlingit: Their Art and Culture |
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| By (author): |
David Hancock |
| ISBN10-13: |
0888395302 : 9780888395306 |
| Illustrations: |
colour photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
215x139x5mm |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Weight: |
.195 Kg. |
| Published: |
Hancock House - June 2003 |
| List Price: |
13.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 8 |
| Subjects: |
History of art / art & design styles : History of the Americas : Cultural studies : Anthropology : North America : Canada |
| A new look at the Tlingit. The author weaves personal observations in with historical and cultural references to give a lively account of these artistic native peoples. When you visit southeast Alaska you encounter the Tlingit Indians and their very rich lands, diversified culture and wondrous art forms. You can visit from cruise ships, from the Alaska Ferry system, from private boats, from the air, or by following the highway systems though Hyder, Skagway or Haines. The richness of the Tlingit culture flows from the incredible diversity and abundance of the surrounding seas: its fish, whales and sea life, the prolific clam beaches, and the incredible wealth from the spawning fish that feed the bears and eagles and nutrify the dense coniferous forest. The ease with which the natives could extract a good living provided much extra time to devote to developing an extraordinarily rich culture and a prolific art, as well as the warring and slave trading that set the northwest coast peoples apart from the other more food-deprived North American native peoples. This book will give you a glimpse into the richess of their culture and art and afford you some understanding how the Tlingit evolved as part of this productive land. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Introduction; Food; Village Life & Ceremonies; Dance; Potlatch; Marriage; Burial; Shamanism; Canoes and Totems; Miscellaneous Carvings; Clothing; Basketry and Weaving; Legends; Legend of Creation; The Fire Legend; How the Killer Whale Came to Be; The Beaver, the Bear and the Ground-Hog; How Tecumseh Became a Great Fisherman; The Devil Fish; Legend of the Halibut Hook; The Deer, Wolf, Raven and Fox; The Worm Legend; Skagah, the Pirate. |
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