Totem pole carving : Norman Tait, bringing a log to life / Vickie Jensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Vickie, 1946- author.

Contributor:

Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

Standardized Title:

Where the people gather

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Niska wood-carving.

Niska sculpture.

Totem poles--British Columbia.

Totem poles.

Niska Indians--Rites and ceremonies.

Niska Indians.

Tait, Norman, 1941-2016.

Tait, Norman.

British Columbia.

Physical Description:

xiv, 185 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Author Vickie Jensen spent three months in the spring of 1985 with the renowned Nisga'a First Nations artist Norman Tait (1941-2016) and his crew of young carvers, documenting the process of transforming a raw cedar log to a forty-two-foot totem pole. The resulting unique book, featuring intimate, accessible text and 125 striking photographs, captures the atmosphere of their work-the smell of fresh cedar chips, the long days and blistered hands, the camaraderie, the pride in solving problems, the ever-present awareness of tradition, and the joy of creation.Totem Pole Carving gives the reader two equally rich stories: the step-by-step process of creating a magnificent doorway pole for Vancouver's Native Education Centre, and the triumph of the young crew as they master the skills and traditions necessary to carve. Originally published in hardcover under the title Where the People Gather, this new edition features a new preface from the author and an updated, lifetime-spanning survey of Tait's major works. The book will retain Norman Tait's original 1992 foreword"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The background

Introduction

Norman Fait: Nisga'a Artist

The Story of the Pole

pt. II Carving the pole

ch. 1 Cutting the Log

ch. 2 Rounding the Log

ch. 3 Drawing the Design on the Pole

ch. 4 Rough-Cutting the Figures

ch. 5 Carving the Add-on Pieces: Beak and Fin

ch. 6 Rounding Figures and Carving Faces

ch. 7 The Signature Faces

ch. 8 The End of the Roughing Stage

ch. 9 The Finishing Stage

ch. 10 Raising the Pole.

Notes:

Originally published: Where the people gather, ©1992.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

ISBN:

9780295745329

0295745320

OCLC:

1163932657

Publisher Number:

99988783143