Author: Herbert T. Schwarz. Illustrated by Daphne Odjig. Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, Alberta,1974, 1st Edition, (This is the 1st Edition Paperback 1976). Printed in Canada. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with overall age-yellowing, and light stain on the lower-back, long-edge, not affecting inside pages. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inch, 102 pages.ย
TALES FROM THE SMOKEHOUSE, is a collection of tales that all have a mystic and erotic component; and most come from the Eastern Woodlands.ย
The smokehouse, or sweat lodge, becomes the storyteller's stage for this remarkable collection of erotic Indian legends. Drawn from the traditional and contemporary wisdom of the Ojibwa, Mohawk, Naskapi and other tribes, these thirteen stories, whether imaginative fantasy or sober reality, reveal in word and image a little-known aspect of native Canadian lore: its dynamic sexuality. More than a dozen remarkable art pieces by Daphne Odjig - one of Canada's most renowned First Nations' artists, are included dispersed amongst the pages.ย
