Totem Poles of the Pacific Northwest Coast

By Edward Malin

Book Overview

This survey of totem poles from the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island examines the traditions that led to their creation. It includes both the author's vivid drawings of totem poles and historical photographs of early native settlements.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881922951
• ISBN13: 9780881922950
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Complete and respectful

Hi from Barcelona: This book shows a very exhaustive and general vision of the history, meaning, styles and places where totem poles has been erected in the west coast. As a first approach this text overpases the highest expectations, but after you've read it all you've also got a respectful, lovely and acceptance feeling about all the first people tribes. And that's a very good thing to have after reading such a great book.

Excellent text for understanding the Coastal Indian Totems

This book is for anyone who wants to study or research the Coastal Indian Totem Pole. Written in an easy to read yet scientific style it is historically accurate, authoritative and comprehensive. It contains multiple drawings and colored plates illustrating the types of poles, their function and individual details. It is a must for the experienced artist who intends on carving a totem showing carving techniques, tools, pictures, animal subjects with an explaination of the meaning and placement of each. It even tells how to raise a carved totem. Available in paperback it has to be a best buy!