Tlingit: Their Art and Culture

By David Hancock, David, Hancock, et al.

Book Overview

Revised

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888395302
• ISBN13: 9780888395306
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Hancock House Publishers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An informative introduction to Tlingit artifacts

A superb addition to personal, academic, and community library Native American Studies reference collections, black-and-white as well as color photographs wonderfully illustrate Tlingit: Their Art And Culture, a captivating survey by David Hancock of the Native Americans of Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia. From village life and ceremonies; to the potlatch festivals; to shamanism; to marriage and burial customs; to woodcarving and fabric art forms, Tlingit: Their Art And Culture offers a concise and informative introduction to Tlingit artifacts, nuances, and rituals of Northwestern Native American life and society.