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Haida art
By MacDonald, George F.
- ISBN
- 978-0-29597-561-0
- Publisher
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1997
One of the coastal tribes living in the Queen Charlotte Islands off western Canada, the Haida have no word for "art," but every aspect of Haida life is permeated with the mystical, allegorical, stylized depiction of animals and people. Moreover, this most compelling artistic style has persevered despite inroads of "civilization." Having studied the Haida for decades and written s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
