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Autore |
MacDonald George F |
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Chiefs of the sea and sky [[electronic resource] ] : Haida heritage sites of the Queen Charlotte Islands / / George F. MacDonald |
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Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, 1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-22559-X |
9786613225597 |
0-7748-5429-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (97 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Haida sculpture |
Haida Indians - Antiquities |
Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Antiquities |
British Columbia Antiquities |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Abridged version of: Haida monumental art. |
"Publication of this book has been made possible in part by a grant from Dr. Margaret P. Hess." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [96]). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Southern Villages -- Skidegate -- Haina -- Cumshewa -- Skedans -- Tanu -- Ninstints -- Kaisun -- Chaatl -- The Northern Villages -- Masset -- Kayang -- Yan -- Hiellan -- Kung -- Kiusta -- Dadens -- Yaku -- Tian -- Selected References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is drawn from Haida Monumental Art, the most important work yet published on Haida culture. Chiefs of the Sea and Sky presents an overview of extensive research carried out by archeologist George MacDonald in the 1960s and 1970s to document the history of the Haida villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands. In this abridgement, MacDonald recounts the history of eighteen of the major villages, telling the story of their people and describing the sites of their houses and other known structures. In his introduction he explains how the Haida's immense cedar houses and totem poles are part of a fascinating spiritual and material culture which integrates family history, ritual, and mythology. The historical photographs that |
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