The magnificent collection of art made by the Kwakiutl Indians of northern Vancouver Island and the nearby mainland, assembled in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for the American Museum of Natural History, lies at the heart of 'Chiefly Feasts.' More than one hundred objects from the American Museum and other collections are illustrated in full color, and extended captions incorporating information provided by many members of the Kwakiutl community describe their history and acquisition.

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The spelling of Kwak̓wala / Wayne Suttles Chiefly feasts : the creation of an exhibition / Aldona Jonaitis Streams of property, armor of wealth : the traditional Kwakiutl potlatch / Douglas Cole George Hunt, collector of Indian specimens / Ira Jacknis The contemporary potlatch / Gloria Cranmer Webster Postscript : the treasures of Siwidi / Judith Ostrowitz and Aldona Jonaitis

Catalog of a travelling exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, October-February 1992 and others

Catalog of a travelling exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, October-February 1992 and others