Down from the shimmering sky
Subtitle: masks of the Northwest Coast
By: Peter Macnair, Robert Joseph, Bruce Grenville.
Contributors: Joseph, Robert, 1939-; Grenville, Bruce.; Vancouver Art Gallery.
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre; University of Washington Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Vancouver; Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Indian masks -- Northwest Coast of North America -- Exhibitions
Description: Based on a major exhibition of masks from the Northwest coast, this book features photographs of over 150 masks from North America and Europe. The masks are manifestations of ancestral spirits as well as works of art. Issues of aesthetics, changes in form and subthemes are explored.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187).
"Vancouver Art Gallery."