TALES FROM THE SMOKEHOUSE, by Herbert T. Schwarz, Illustrated by Daphne Odjig (1976 1st PB Ed.)

Author: Herbert T. Schwarz. Illustrated by Daphne Odjig. Published by Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, Alberta,1974, 1st Edition, (1st Edition Paperback 1976). Printed in Canada. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with overall age-yellowing, and light stain on several pages on the lower-back of long-edge, not affecting inside pages. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inch, 102 pages. 

TALES FROM THE SMOKEHOUSE, is a collection of tales that all have a mystic and erotic component; and most come from the Eastern Woodlands, and they are excellent! The bonus is the illustrations by Daphne Odjig, an award winning illustrator!

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. 

DID YOU KNOW? Daphne Odjig, CM OBC RCA, was a Canadian First Nations artist of Odawa-Potawatomi-English heritage. Her paintings are often characterized as Woodlands Style or as the pictographic style.

For more info on the artist, please see: Daphne Odjig | National Gallery of Canada

ISBN: 9780888301227  

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