Cedar by Hilary Stewart
From the giant cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the way of life, art and culture of the early First Nations people of the Northwest Coast. All parts of the cedar tree had many uses. From the wood, skilled men made ocean-going canoes, massive post-and- beam houses, monumental carved poles that declared history, rights and lineage, and powerful dance masks. Women dextrously wove the inner bark into mats and baskets, plied it into ocordage and netting or processed it into soft, warn, water-repellent clothing. They also made the strong withes into heavy-duty rope and wove the roots into watertight baskets. Hilary Stewart explains, through her vivid descriptions, 550 detailed drawings and 50 photographs, the tools and techniques used, as well as the superbly crafted objects and their uses--all in the context of daily and ceremonial life. Anecdotes, oral history and the accounts of early explorers, traders, missionaries and native elders highlight the text.Hilary Stewart (1924-2014), a critically renowned and award-winning writer and expert on northwest First Nations art and culture, passed away in 2014. She wrote eight books, including Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Tribes and Looking at Totem Poles, which remains a regular bestseller. She was a resident of British Columbia's Quadra Island.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780295974484 |
| ISBN 10 | 0295974486 |
| Title | Cedar |
| Author | Hilary Stewart |
| Series | Cedar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Washington Press |
| Year published | 1995-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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