Tangible Visions: Northwest Coast Indian Shamanism and Its Art

by Allen Wardwell

Northwest Coast Indian art is famous for its spectacular totem poles, house posts, feast dishes, boxes, and painted house fronts. Less well known but equally important is the art made for use by shamans, particularly those of the Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Haida tribes. This volume presents the first comprehensive illustrated study of the various kinds of painted and carved objects that were carried and worn by shamans as they went about their duties...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580932355
• ISBN13: 9781580932356
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.7" x 11.5"