Haida monumental art : villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands / George F. MacDonald ; foreword and graphics by Bill Reid ; commentary by Richard J. Huyda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, George F.

Contributor:

Huyda, Richard J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haida art.

Haida architecture.

Indians of North America--Northwest Coast of North America.

Indians of North America.

Indian architecture--Northwest Coast of North America.

Indian architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, c1983.

Summary:

The Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia constructed some of the most magnificent houses and erected some of the most beautifully carved totem poles on the Northwest Coast. During the last quarter of the nineteenth-century, images of the Haida's immense cedar houses and soaring totem poles were captured, first on glass plates and later on film, by photographers who travelled to then-remote villages such as Masset and Skidegate to marvel at, and record, what they saw there. Haida Monumental Art, initially published as a limited edition hardcover and finally available in paperback, includes a large number of these remarkable photographs, selected from a collection of over 10,000 original prints and photographic plates. They depict the Haida villages at the height of their glory and record their tragic deterioration only a few decades later. As well, this edition contains the complete text from the first edition, including site plans and detailed descriptions of fifteen major villages and several smaller sites, which are catalogued by house and pole. By combining archeology and ethnohistory, George MacDonald presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village. He explains how the houses and poles are part of a fascinating web of myth, family history and Haida cosmology, which provides a unique insight into Haida culture.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgements

The Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands

Introduction

Haida Dwellings

Ethnography Among the Haida

The Southern Villages

Skidegate

Haina

Cumshewa

Skedans

Tanu

Ninstints

Kaisun

Chaati

The Northern Villages

Masset

Kayang

Yan

Hiellan

Kung

Kiusta

Dadens

Yaku

Tian

Photography and the Haida Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands: An Historical Perspective

Selected Bibliography

Photographic Credits

Notes:

Co-published: Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-22589-1

9786613225894

0-7748-5646-7

OCLC:

236350338