Argillite: Art of the Haida

by Douglas Wilson, Leslie Drew, Doug Wilson

Book Overview

An exploration of the art of the Haida, an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their main territory is the archipelago of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia, Canada. Haida society continues to produce a robust and highly stylized art form, a leading component of Northwest Coast art. In particular, this work explores the Haida carvings created from a type of a hard, fine black silt argillite (a fine-grained sedimentary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888390378
• ISBN13: 9780888390370
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Hancock House
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 3.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

Good depth,beautiful pictures,historical,cultural and econmi

This is a great book. Covers argillite carving from a number of perspectives. Has interviews with some well known carvers and presents their point of view. Gives soome of the cultural perspective though it does not particularly present the Haida view. Some beautiful examples.