Contemporary Coast Salish Art

by Stonington Gallery (Seattle, Wash.) Staff, Nancy Davenport, Rebecca J. Blanchard

Book Overview

By carving, weaving, and painting their stories into ceremonial and utilitarian objects, Coast Salish artists render tangible the words and ideas that have been the architecture of this remarkable Pacific Northwest Coast culture. The Coast Salish tribes have developed a culture that was and still is shared orally, steeped in the ritual and beauty of storytelling and mythology. Infused with centuries of sacred teaching, these accounts hold the secrets...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295984864
• ISBN13: 9780295984865
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 11.1"