CHAPMAN (Anne) — Totem Poles of the Northwest Coast of North - Lot 67

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CHAPMAN (Anne) — Totem Poles of the Northwest Coast of North - Lot 67
CHAPMAN (Anne) — Totem Poles of the Northwest Coast of North America Paris, National Museum of Natural History – Musée de l’Homme, 1965. Catalogs of the Musée de l’Homme, Series H, America II. Supplement to Volume V, Issue 3 of *Objets et Mondes*, Journal of the Musée de l’Homme. Quarto, 23 pp., paperback, cream and green printed cover. Black-and-white photographic illustrations in the text. A study by Anne Chapman devoted to the large totem poles of the Indigenous peoples of the North American Northwest Coast. The author describes, in particular, the various carved elements, their symbolism, and the traditions associated with them, based on artifacts held at the Musée de l’Homme. Notably, it includes a study of the Kaiget pole and the Bear Pole, both from British Columbia, with a detailed analysis of the animal and anthropomorphic figures, their arrangement, and the stories associated with them. The book continues to be cited in the bibliography on totem poles of the Northwest Coast. A good copy, with the interior in very fresh condition. A few slight stains and signs of wear on the cover, nothing serious.
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