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Titre
Chiefly feasts : the enduring Kwakiutl potlatch
Auteur ou éditeur
  • Jonaitis, Aldona, 1948-
  • Cole, Douglas, 1938-1997
  • Jacknis, Ira
  • Suttles, Wayne P., 1918-2005
  • Webster, Gloria Cranmer
  • Lehman, Ellen J., 1944-
  • American Museum of Natural History
Lieu de publication
Seattle, WA|New York, NY
Maison d'édition
  • University of Washington Press
  • American Museum of Natural History
Date de publication
1991
Collation
300 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 x 27 cm
Résumé
A collection of art (masks, head-dresses, blankets, coppers, feast dishes, and other Kwakiutl ceremonial objects) made by [Kwakwaka'wakw Indigenous peoples] of northern Vancouver Island and the nearby mainland.
Notes
  • The spelling of Kwak wala / 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.
Langue
English = Anglais
Sujet
  • Kwakwaka'wakw - Rites and ceremonies
  • Potlatch - British Columbia
  • Kwakwaka'wakw art
  • Indigenous peoples - North America - Canada
  • Kwakwaka'wakw - Rites et cérémonies
  • Potlatch - Colombie-Britannique
  • Art Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Autochtones - Amérique du Nord - Canada
ISBN/ISSN
0-295-97115-0
Pays
United States
Type de document
Monograph = Monographie
Localisation
E 99 K9 C45
Clé
19
Collection
Catalogue
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