BOUCHARD, DAVE & ROY HENRY VICKERS

The Elders Are Watching

Tofino, BC: Eagle Dancer Enterprises Ltd, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0969348533. Illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers. Card covers creased along spine ; A bright, solid book.; Color Illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 57 pages; Beautiful colour prints of the paintings of Roy Henry Vickers accompany the short text verses by Dave Bouchard. "Vickers' images of the Northwest are infused with Native Amercian imagery. His portraits empower the story's simple but dire warning: Pay close attention to the environment, our heritage and culture, because this is the only way we can learn how to reverse the tide of destruction.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16808

Catalogue: Native studies::Art

Keywords: 0969348533 British columbia first nations ARTS Native Studies

BOUCHARD, DAVID & GORDON MILLER

The Journal of Etienne Mercier Queen Charlotte Islands, 1853

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1551431289. Signed by Author; Previous owner's name on FFEP, small ding on front cover.; Inscribed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book, illustrated paper covered boards. Lovely artwork with an aboriginal theme by Gordon Miller all through the book. CD present in envelope on back cover.; 8.25 X 0.5 X 10.5 inches; 40 pages; Bouchard’s work is the fictionalized diary of a trapper who took an 1853 trip to document, in words and drawings, the world of the Haida in the Queen Charlotte Islands.. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 21009

Catalogue: Native Studies::Aboriginal Art

Keywords: 1551431289 Haida Gwai Haida British Columbia Queen Charlotte Islands FICTION ARTS Native Studies

DUFF, WILSON

Images Stone B.C. Thirty Centuries of Northwest Coast Indian Sculpture

Saanichton, BC: Hancock House, 1975. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0919654290. Card covers show light shelf wear, light scuffing. ; A tight solid book. ; B&W & Colour Illustrations; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 191 pages; A collection of images of stone artifacts created by native artists going many thousands of years. Many of the images identify near which community they were found. The images were broken into the category of the form they took i.e. masks, mortars, weapons, human figures etc.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19290

Catalogue: Native studies::Art

Keywords: 0919654290 ARTS Native Studies

STEWART, HILARY

Robert Davidson: Haida Printmaker

Vancouver BC: Douglas & Mcintyre, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888942427. Signed by Illustrator; Light general wear, a couple of short closed tears to front panel of dustjacket ; Inscribed by Davidson on the front free end paper. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Laid in is a information sheet about native artist, Roy Henry Vickers ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 117 pages; Robert Davidson was raised in the village of Masset on Haida Gwai and as a young man showed a talent for carving argillite poles and graduated into the large wood poles and other decorative wood items. As he got older he branched into doing prints linked to his peoples' Haida mythology. His talent came naturally, being the grandson of Charles Edenshaw who started him carving. An apprenticeship with Bill Reid honed his skills.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20934

Catalogue: Native studies::Art

Keywords: 0888942427 Haida Gwai Queen Charlotte Islands pole carving argillite Signed Haida Masset ARTS Native Studies

TEIWES, HELGA

Hopi Basket Weaving Artistry in Natural Fibers

Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1996. 1st Thus. Softcover. ISBN: 0816516154. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 200 pages; A people known for protecting their privacy, the Hopi also have a long and less known tradition of weaving baskets and plaques. Generations of Hopi weavers have passed down knowledge of techniques and materials from the plant world around them, from mother to daughter, granddaughter, or niece. This book is filled with photographs and detailed descriptions of their beautiful baskets--the one art, above all others, that creates the strongest social bonds in Hopi life. In these pages, weavers open their lives to the outside world as a means of sharing an art form especially demanding of time and talent. The reader learns how plant materials are gathered in canyons and creek bottoms, close to home and far away. The long, painstaking process of preparation and dying is followed step by step. Then, using techniques of coiled, plaited, or wicker basketry, the weaving begins. Underlying the stories of baskets and their weavers is a rare glimpse of what is called "the Hopi Way," a life philosophy that has strengthened and sustained the Hopi people through centuries of change. Many other glimpses of the Hopi world are also shared by author and photographer Helga Teiwes, who was warmly invited into the homes of her collaborators. Their permission and the permission of the Cultural Preservation Office of the Hopi Tribe gave her access to people and information seldom available to outsiders. Teiwes was also granted access to some of the ceremonial observances where baskets are preeminent. Woven in brilliant reds, greens, and yellows as well as black and white, Hopi weavings, then, not only are an arresting art form but also are highly symbolic of what is most important in Hopi life. In the women's basket dance, for example, woven plaques commemorate and honor the Earth and the perpetuation of life. Other plaques play a role in the complicated web of Hopi social obligation and reciprocity. Living in a landscape of almost surreal form and color, Hopi weavers are carrying on one of the oldest arts traditions in the world. Their stories in Hopi Basket Weaving will appeal to collectors, artists and craftspeople, and anyone with an interest in Native American studies, especially Native American arts. For the traveler or general reader, the book is an invitation to enter a little-known world and to learn more about an art form steeped in meaning and stunning in its beauty.. Very Good .

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Book number: 17026

Catalogue: Native studies::Art

Keywords: 0816516154 basketry hopi Native Studies

VICKERS, ROY HENRY & BRIAN PAYTON & BOB HERGER (PHOTOGRAPHER)

Spirit Transformed a Journey from Tree to Totem

Vancouver BC: Raincoast Books, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1551920158. Signed by Author; Only slight wear ; One copy is signed on title page and the other is inscribed and dated by Vickers. A bright, solid book Bright, solid books, dustjackets in Mylar, unclipped.; Colour photographs; 11.80 X 8 X 0.60 inches; 96 pages; The renowned West Coast native artist follows, with Brian Payton, the process that is followed in the creation of the totem pole he created for the Commonwealth Games of 1994. Liberally illustrated with colour photos.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16823

Catalogue: Native studies::Art

Keywords: 1551920158 totem poles carving ARTS Native Studies