Haida monumental art
Subtitle: villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands
By: George F. MacDonald ; foreword and graphics by Bill Reid ; commentary by Richard J. Huyda.
Contributors: Huyda, Richard J.
Publisher: UBC Press; University of Washington Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Vancouver; Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Haida art; Haida architecture; Haida sculpture; Indian art -- British Columbia -- Queen Charlotte Islands
Description: "The Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia constructed some of the most magnificent houses and erected some of the most beautifully carved totem poles on the Northwest Coast. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, images of the Haida's immense cedar houses and soaring totem poles were captured, first on glass plates and later on film, by photographers who travelled to then-remote villages such as Masset and Skidegate to marvel at, and record, what they saw there." "Haida Monumental Art ... includes a large number of these remarkable photographs, selected from a collection of over 10,000 original prints and photographic plates. They depict the Haida villages at the height of their glory and record their tragic deterioration only a few decades later. ... By combining archaeology and ethnohistory, George MacDonald presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village. He explains how the houses and poles are part of a fascinating web of myth, family history, and Haida cosmology, which provides a unique insight into Haida culture."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-217).
Originally published: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, c1983.