Carving totem poles & masks
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Carving totem poles & masks
Sterling, c1991
- Other Title
-
Carving totem poles and masks
Available at / 4 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The art of the Northwest Indians requires only a crooked knife and a small selection of gouges to produce designs, curves, patterns and faces. This work shows you how to saw, carve, whittle and paint your way to creating masks, bowls, rattles, amulets and totem poles from this ancient tradition. Each project opens with a brief introduction to place the carving in its cultural context.
Table of Contents
- The Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- tools, techniques and materials
- projects - whale-eagle dish, shaman's staff, rites charm, sea-otter bowl, "soul catcher", "canoe" bowl, box panel, house-partition panel, bdar rattle, knife handle, whorl, thunderbird mask, moon mask, chest panel, shaman's necklace, dance mask, totemic clan crest, carved and painted house board, totem pole miniature, blanket chest
- additional patterns and motifs
- metric equivalents.
by "Nielsen BookData"