Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Mendel Art Gallery from June 25th to September 19th, 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A checklist of model totem makers / Christopher W. Smith. Inside the Northwest Coast curio trade: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and the Williams family / Kate Duncan -- Model totem poles from one carver's perspective: a conversation with Robert Davidson / Robert Davidson and Michael D. Hall -- Still a forest, still symbols / Charlotte Townsend-Gault -- Carvings and worlds of commerce: a photo essay -- Map: culture groups of the Northwest Coast -- Categorizing model totem poles: a framework for presentation / Michael D. Hall and Pat Glascock -- The emergent phase: 1880-1920 -- The dynamic phase: 1910-1940 -- The cosmopolitan phase: 1940-1970 -- The analytic phase: 1970-2010 -- Ripple effect: model totem poles and popular culture / Michael D. Hall and Pat Glascock -- Model totems by non-northwest natives -- Model totems by non-native makers -- Totem motifs on utilitarian objects -- Imports and reproductions -- A checklist of model totem makers / Christopher W. Smith.
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