Author: Marjorie M. Halpin. Published by the University of British Columbia Press, 1981, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. A Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with minor cover and spine wear. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 10 x 8 inch.
TOTEM POLES, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, is a beautifully illustrated 58 page guide that helps the reader understand and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles, and other First Nation Sculptures.
The author describes the origin and place of totem poles in Indian culture as ancestral emblems, as expressions of wealth and power, as ceremonial objects, as mythological symbols, and as magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.
