Haida myths illustrated in argillite carvings
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"This volume is designed to illustrate Haida argillite carvings. The illustrations are mostly, but not exclusively, in argillite. A few wood carvings happened to bear so aptly on the same mythological themes that they could not fairly be left out."-- Preface, vii |
| Author(s): | Marius Barbeau |
| Document: | Book · Paperback · CIRC [ 1 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 1953 |
| Physical Description: | ix, 417 pages : illustrations, map on end sheets ; 26 cm |
| Genre: | legends (literary genre) |
| Contents: | Volcano Woman Bear Mother Yehl, the Raven Thunderbird Tlenamaw or the Dragon Nanasigmat, the native Orpheus Wasco, the Sea Wolf Kagwaai or Stone-Ribs Su'san, Strong Man Swallowed, like Jonah, by the fish Carried away, like Ganymede, by the Eagle Agrillite poles with crests and mythic animals Appendix. The Wilkes Collection of argillite carvings at the U.S. National Museum, Washington ; Haida carving described in a lecture ; Whale hunting among the Nootka / by Solomon Wilson, Skidegate |
Circulation
Here are a list of places where this title can be found and the various formats it can be found in.
| Collection | Resource | Available | Edition | Published | Publisher |
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| The Cascade District: Encyclopedia Library | Book | Paperback | 1st Edition | 1953 | Department of Resources and Development, National Parks Branch, National Museum of Canada, [Ottawa], 1953 |
Last updated: 2023-11-01