So much more than art
Subtitle: Indigenous miniatures of the Pacific Northwest
By: Jack Davy
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Vancouver; Toronto
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780774866583; 9780774866576
Subjects: Miniature objects; Miniature craft; Indigenous art
Description: "Miniatures - canoes, houses and totems, and human figurines - have been produced on the Northwest Coast since at least the sixteenth century. What has motivated Indigenous artists to produce these tiny artworks? Through case studies and conversations with artists themselves, So Much More Than Art convincingly dismisses the persistent understanding that miniatures are simply children's toys or tourist trinkets. Jack Davy's highly original exploration of this intricate pursuit demonstrates the importance of miniaturization as a technique for communicating complex cultural ideas between generations and communities, as well as across the divide that separates Indigenous and settler societies."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1 Practice and Play: The Makah; title: 2 The Haida String: Northern Peoples; title: 3 Tiny Dancers and Idiot Sticks: The Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw; title: 4 Small Foundations: Tulalip Tribes; title: 5 An Elemental Theory of Miniaturization; title: 6 Analysis of Technique and Status; title: 7 Miniature Realities