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"Cheryl Samuel unravels the mysteries of the Chilkat weavers by thorough research of surviving masterpieces in museums around the world, then reweaves a very readable and well-illustrated account enriched with the legends of the people and rituals of the potlatch....An essential book for both weaving enthusiasts and admirers of Northwest Coast Indian art."
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It was in the time before time, when animals were men and all wore their skins as great blankets, that a party of women set out in search of wild celery. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
braided twining, overlay fringe, central design field, primary formlines, geometric robes, heading cord, warp pairs, single warp end, warp fringe, intestine sheet, twining row, first warp end, warping stick, vertical braids, interlock join, weft turn, paired warp, one warp end, black weft, headlike shapes, two white braids, cedar bark robes, weft rows, yellow weft, formline designs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dancing Blanket, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Courtesy of the Field Museum, Bill Holm, Color Plate Section, Courtesy of the Burke Museum, Private Collection, Tony Hunt New!
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It was in the time before time, when animals were men and all wore their skins as great blankets, that a party of women set out in search of wild celery. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
braided twining, overlay fringe, central design field, primary formlines, geometric robes, heading cord, warp pairs, single warp end, warp fringe, intestine sheet, twining row, first warp end, warping stick, vertical braids, interlock join, weft turn, paired warp, one warp end, black weft, headlike shapes, two white braids, cedar bark robes, weft rows, yellow weft, formline designs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dancing Blanket, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Courtesy of the Field Museum, Bill Holm, Color Plate Section, Courtesy of the Burke Museum, Private Collection, Tony Hunt New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Indians of the Northwest Coast by Philip Drucker in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Primitive Art by Franz Boas in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indians by Edward Curtis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Tlingit Myths and Texts by John R. Swanton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Primary Structures of Fabrics by Irene Emery in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Historic Preservation & the Imagined West: Albuquerque, Denver, & Seattle by Judy Mattivi Morley in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Going Places: Alaska and The Yukon for Families: Getting There, What to Do, Where to Stay, Where to Eat by Nancy Thalia Reynolds on page 73
- Native Arts Of North America, Africa, And The South Pacific: An Introduction (Icon Editions) by George A. Corbin in Back Matter
- Shadow House: Interpretations of Northwest Coast Art (Studies in Visual Culture) by Dr Jonath Meuli in Back Matter
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