Author: Pat Kramer. Published by Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., Vancouver, BC., 1999, 1st Edition. RARE: SIGNED and dedicated by the Author! Printed in Canada by Friesens Printers. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 6 x 9 inch, 112 pages.
TOTEM POLES by Pat Kramer, helps you to understand the language of these totem poles...Learn how to carve a pole, experience a pole-raising ceremony. Soar with the Thunderbird or tempt the unwary with Dzunkwa, while experiencing the legends of the First People's past and present.
The First Peoples of the Pacific Coast recorded their history and preserved their legends, myths and stories on spectacularly-carved totem poles. And this book is a complete guide to the iconography, creation, stories and people behind these incredible native structures that are found throughout western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Learn about their origin and history, the symbols and ceremonies linked to them, types of figures and how to identify them, and where to see authentic poles and pole collections.
