Bella Bella: A Season of Heiltsuk Art by Martha Black - 1997-09-06

Royal Ontario Museum, Douglas & McIntyre, University of Washington Press, 1997. Paperback. Good/N/A. LIght handling and edgewear to wrappers, corners lightly bumped, page edges tanned, dampstain to fore-edge also lightly affecting some pages, previous owner name on halftitle page. xv, 207 pp., illus., including several color plates. [deV] Size: Wide 8vo

Univ of Washington Pr, March 1997. Trade Paperback . Used - fine. A square, tight and unmarked copy.

University of Washington Press. Used - Very Good. 1997. Paperback. Pap. Some minor shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: Native American Studies).

University of Washington Press, 1997. Very Good, Paperback. Paperback. Very Good.

Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1997. Paperback. VG- light wear and minor scuffing to wraps. Color-illustrated wraps with red, white, and black lettering. xv, 207 pp. BW and color illustrations and maps. The original Heiltsuk-speaking tribes inhabited the outer islands, protected inland waterways, and mainland fiords of the central Northwest Coast. In 1880 the Methodist Church made the Heiltsuk village of Bella Bella its base for mission work on the Northwest Coast. By the time missionary and doctor Reverend Richard W. Large arrived in 1898 the village outwardly resembled a European-style town, but Heiltsuk culture persisted. While the Heiltsuk absorbed, adapted, and appropriated aspects of Euro-Canadian culture to their needs, they also maintained their ancestral artistic traditions and spiritual ceremonies, sometimes under clandestine circumstances. Large was among the missionaries approached by museum agents to assist in the acquisition of artifacts, resulting in one of the most significant… Read More

University of Washington Press, 1997-03. Paperback. Good.

Canada: Royal Ontario Museum, 1997. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 207 pages. References. "This seminal work focuses on Canada's premier collection of Heiltsuk art, the R.W. Large Collection in the Royal Ontario Museum, illuminating its early twentieth-century origins and the continuity and power of Heiltsuk cultural expression. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy..

Univ of Washington Pr, 1997-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!