Art of the Northwest Coast Indians, Second edition by Williams Karl

Art of the Northwest Coast Indians, Second edition by Williams Karl

Here is the most complete text and general collection of illustrations of Northwest Coast Indian art written in the last twenty years. The art objects shown and described in this book are to the anthropologist and the artist what original documents are to the historian. Each individual work of art shows in concrete form the speculations about life and nature which took root among these primitive people. As such they form part of the vast mosaic of culture patterns of early North America. Prefacing the illustrations is a text divided into two parts. The first discusses the tribes, their social life, culture, and religion. The second part deals with general aspects of primitive art, as well as the main features of the art of the Northwest Coast Indians. Mr. Inverarity describes and explains their consistent and highly developed use of symbols and the formulas used in their skillful adaptation of designs.

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ISBN 13	9780520005952
ISBN 10	0520005953
Title	Art of the Northwest Coast Indians, Second edition
Author	Williams Karl
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of California Press
Year published	1967-08-01
Number of pages	258
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