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 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 , initially published as a limited edition ...
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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 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 , initially published as a limited edition hardcover and now available in paperback, includes a large number of these remarkable photographs. They depict the Haida villages at the height of their glory and records their tragic deterioration only a few decades later. As well, this edition contains the complete text from the first edition, including site plans and detailed descriptions of fifteen major villages and several smaller sites, which are catalogued by house and pole. By combining archeology 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.
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Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art: Villages of the Queen Charlotte to cart. $53.35, good condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by UBC Press.
Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art: Villages of the Queen Charlotte to cart. $68.57, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1994 by University Of British Columbia Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1750grams, ISBN: 9780774804844.
Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art: Villages of the Queen Charlotte to cart. $75.75, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by UBC Press.
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Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art: Villages of the Queen Charlotte to cart. $398.00, fair condition, Sold by RareNonFiction rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ladysmith, BC, CANADA, published 1995 by Univ. of British Columbia Press, in co-operation with the Provincial....
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Illustrated by Reid, Bill (illustrator) Fair. 077480484x. 218 pages. 'A monument in itself...a sourcebook to which the scholar can return over and over again...a valuable companion to the museum visitor who wishes to learn more about the context of the Haida poles...pleasurable and informative reading for anyone interested in Northwest Coast culture...The historic photographs are stunning. To see the villages as the earliest photographers saw them is to recapture in part the wonder and majesty that was the Haida cultural heritage. At the same time the grief that was the destruction of the villages is all too apparent."-From back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Moisture exposure to fore-edge of front cover and first fifty pages has resulted in light staining and mild undulations. A sound copy of this impressive work.; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall; INDIAN ART NORTH AMERICA SOCIAL SCIENCE NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES MacDonald, George F. Haida Monumental Art: Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands Reid, Bill (illustrator) British Columbia Native Peoples Haida Carving 218 pages. 'A monument in itself.
Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art; Villages of Queen Charlotte to cart. $453.00, very good condition, Sold by Aquila Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1983 by University of British Columbia Press.
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Very good. 1st edition limited to 1600 copies. [x], 218pp. Square Quarto. Bound in cream coloured linen cloth with gold gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Colour plates from photos, black and white Illustrations from photos and sketch maps, and graphics by Bill Reid. Some stains near the spine on both boards. Internally clean and an overall very good copy. A heavily illustrated photographic history of Haida villages in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Includes colour and black and white photographs of totem poles, houses, and daily life of Haida in the late 1800s through the 1900s. Forward by the renowned Haida artist, Bill Reid.
Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art. Villages of Queen Charlotte to cart. $553.00, very good condition, Sold by Aquila Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1983 by University of Britsih Columbia Press.
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Very good. 1st edition limited to 1600 copies. [x], 218pp. Square Quarto. Colour plates from photos, black and white Illustrations from photos and sketch maps, and graphics by Bill Reid. Original gilt lettered off-white linen cloth with endpaper photo illustrations. Head of spine slightly bruised else a clean, tight copy. very good A heavily illustrated photographic history of Haida villages in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Includes colour and black and white photographs of totem poles, houses, and daily life of Haida in the late 1800s through the 1900s. Forward by the renowned Haida artist Bill Reid.
Add this copy of Haida Monumental Art-Villages of the Queen Charlotte to cart. $798.00, very good condition, Sold by RareNonFiction rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ladysmith, BC, CANADA, published 1983 by Univ. of British Columbia Press, in co-operation with the Provincial....
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Very Good. 0774801557. 218 pages. From limited edition of 1600 copies. "Concerned entirely with the Haidas of the Queen Charlotte Islands of the last century, the intricacies of the kinship patterns of the great families, and how they saw themselves as part of a fantastic, but in its own terms, logical, cosmos, and most of all how this was all expressed in their remarkable architecture with its perfectly integrated massive carved and painted embellishments, the great totem poles of the Haidas."-from Foreward. "The documentary photographs that survive are among the few remaining records which illustrate the richness and variety of Haida monumental art. Of the more than five hundred carved poles which appear in the plates, only about fifty were removed to museums for safekeeping. The remainder have perished entirely or survive at the village sites as decayed fragments overgrown with the lush vegetation of the islands."-from Preface. Light external wear and soiling to cream-coloured cloth-covered boards. No external markings. Discreet bookplate and bit of writing inside front board. Blindstamp to lower corner of title page. Bit of writing in upper left corner of title page. Remnant of card pocket inside back board. Binding tight. A quality copy of this magnificent work.; Folio-over 12"-15" tall; Haida Monumental Art-Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands Haida Indians Art Architecture Sculpture Indians of North America British Columbia Queen Charlotte Islands Architecture kinship Totem Poles.
