Down from the Shimmering Sky: Masks of the Northwest Coast

By Bruce Grenville, Peter L. Macnair, Robert Joseph

Book Overview

Presents two centuries of powerful, striking masks made by First Nations artists on the Pacific Northwest Coast. Some depict animals and supernatural creatures while others are human face masks representing ancestral spirits which descend from the heavens. The opening essay provides a look into the

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295977094
• ISBN13: 9780295977096
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 9.3"