Art of the Northwest Coast

by Aldona Jonaitis

Book Overview

Art of the Northwest Coast is a comprehensive survey of the Native arts of the Pacific Northwest Coast, from Puget Sound to Alaska and from prehistoric times to the present. Incorporating the region's social history with the observations of anthropologists, historians of art, and Native peoples, this groundbreaking volume examines how the upheavals of European contact affected the development of a powerful traditional art. By exploring the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295986360
• ISBN13: 9780295986364
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.6"