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Auteur(s) : Jonaitis, Aldona (1948-....)
Glass, Aaron
Titre(s) : The totem pole [Texte imprimé] : an intercultural history / Aldona Jonaitis and Aaron Glass
Publication : Seattle : University of Washington press ; Vancouver : Douglas 慪cIntyre, c2010
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xxvii, 331 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm
Comprend : Excursions : toward an intercultural biography of the totem pole ; pt. 1. Totem
poles in the colonial imagination ; On commerce and cultures : explorers and merchants
encounter carved columns ; The dynamics of settler colonialism, the rise and fall
of totem poles, and the emergence of anthropology ; "Places of totemic delight" :
significant sights/sites on the Northwest coast ; Totems for tourists : on salvage
and salvation ; The expansion of totem pole form : minis, maxis, and multiples (or,
the small, the tall, and the kitschy) ; pt. 2. The global circulation of totem poles
; Transforming emblems at museums and expositions : poles in the global village ;
"Monuments in multichrome" : totem poles and the promotion of place ; Beyond restoration
: the work of Wilson Duff ; High art from rainy places : the "Renaissance" of totem
carving ; pt. 3. Current cultures of the totem pole ; Beyond fairs : contemporary
cultural tourism and ethnokitsch ; Family trees and tribal treaties : on the politics
of poles ; Totem poles and the mediation of colonial encounter ; Appendix A: A selected
and annotated list of books on totem poles ; Appendix B: Primary eighteenth and nineteenth-century
reports of monumental carvings on the Northwest coast (1778-1900) ; Appendix C: A
selection of early illustrations of totem poles and major photographic expeditions
(1778-1900) ; Appendix D: A selective list of poles collected or commissioned for
destinations abroad (1880-1970) ; Appendix E: A selection of totem poles at regional,
national, and international expositions (1876-1994) ; Appendix F: A selection of
totem poles at British Columbian and Canadian celebrations ; Appendix G: A selection
of poles raised in or for Native communities (1957-1988).
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-313) and index
The Northwest Coast totem pole captivates the imagination. From the first descriptions
of these tall carved monuments, totem poles have become central icons of the Northwest
Coast region and symbols of its Native inhabitants. Although many of those who gaze
at these carvings assume that they are ancient artifacts, the so-called totem pole
is a relatively recent artistic development, one that has become immensely important
to Northwest Coast people and has simultaneously gained a common place in popular
culture from fashion to the funny pages. The Totem Pole reconstructs the intercultural
history of the art form in its myriad manifestations from the eighteenth century to
the present. Aldona Jonaitis and Aaron Glass analyze the totem pole's continual transformation
since Europeans first arrived on the scene, investigate its various functions in different
contexts, and address the significant influence of colonialism on the proliferation
and distribution of carved poles. The authors also describe their theories on the
development of the art form: its spread from the Northwest Coast to world's fairs
and global theme parks; its integration with the history of tourism and its transformation
into a signifier of place; the role of governments, museums, and anthropologists in
collecting and restoring poles; and the part that these carvings have continuously
played in Native struggles for control of their cultures and their lands. Short essays
by scholars and artists, including Robert Davidson, Bill Holm, Richard Hunt, Nathan
Jackson, Vickie Jensen, Ki-Ke-In, Andrea Laforet, Susan Point, Charlotte Townsend-Gault,
Lyle Wilson, and Robin Wright, provide specific case studies of many of the topics
discussed, directly illustrating the various relationships that people have with the
totem pole. -- From the publisher
Sujet(s) : Mâts totémiques -- États-Unis -- Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord)
Indiens d'Amérique -- Amérique du Nord -- Moeurs et coutumes -- Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780295989624 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0295989629 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9781553654216 (Douglas 慬Intyre). - ISBN 1553654218 (Douglas 慬Intyre)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb436691269
Notice n° :
FRBNF43669126
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