Selected Canadian Spinning Wheels in Perspective: An Analytical Approach

By Judith Buxton

Richly illustrated, this book gives an inside look at the houses, house fronts and poles of the Grand Hall of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. This hall, which was developed in cooperation with the Native peoples of the Pacific Coast, presents their history and contemporary culture. OThe Book of the Grand HallO not only explores the development of the Grand Hall, and the construction and conservation work behind it, but it is also a fascinating look at the cultures, symbols, and beliefs of the native peoples of the Pacific Coast. Andrea Laforet is Chief of the Canadian Ethnology Service at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0660140004
• ISBN13: 9780660140001
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Canadian Mus of Civilization
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.