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portada Argillite: Art of the Haida
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
314
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9780888393760
Edition No.
2019th

Argillite: Art of the Haida

Leslie Drew; Doug Wilson (Author) · Hancock House · Paperback

Argillite: Art of the Haida - Leslie Drew; Doug Wilson

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Synopsis "Argillite: Art of the Haida"

An exploration of the art of the Haida an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America Their main territory is the archipelago of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia Canada Haida society continues to produce a robust and highly stylized art form a leading component of Northwest Coast art In particular this work explores the Haida carvings created from a type of a hard fine black silt argillite a finegrained sedimentary rock composed predominantly of indurated clay particles sometimes called 39black slate39Haida argillite carving has captured the interest of nonIndigenous buyers and collectors for over a century but only in the past few decades have a handful of students of Northwest coast art and culture attempted to focus systematically upon the vital attributes of this unique aesthetic adventure This publication is an ambitious yet thoroughly satisfying undertaking that can be used as an illustrative guide for the modern carver for the collector who has helped to sustain the art for many years and for the novice who wants an introduction to this important art form This book is the author39s attempt to present for a general audience the artistic and historical significance of argillite They have chosen illustrations from as many sources as possible The particular panel pipes miniature poles bowls dishes boxes and figurines from the glorious past and the highlypromising present are what they regard as outstanding specimens of the art In searching for examples the authors visited the National Museum of Man at Ottawa and several other Canadian museums They also visited museums in the United States and the British Isles

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