Potlatch at Gitsegukla
Subtitle: William Beynon's 1945 notebooks
By: edited with an introduction by Margaret Anderson and Marjorie Halpin.
Contributors: Halpin, Marjorie M., 1937-; Anderson, Margaret
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Beynon, William, -- 1888-1958 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc; Potlatch -- British Columbia; Gitksan Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Gitksan Indians -- Social life and customs
Genres: Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Description: "William Beynon's notebooks are among the most significant written records of Northwest coast potlatching and are an unsurpassed resource documenting these activities among the Gitksan. This rare, first-hand, ethnographic account of a potlatch reveals the wonderful complexities of the events the took place in Gitsegukla in 1945."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-274) and index.