Author: RAVENHILL, ALICE
Title: The Native Tribes of British Columbia
Description: Victoria, B.C.: Government of British Columbia, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 142 p. including 35 excellent black and white photos and illustrations. Bibliography. Two-colour fold-out ethnological map of British Columbia. Chapters include: Whence did they come and when, and who were they?; Names and Respective Locations of the Various Tribes in the 18th and 19th Centuries; General Conditions of Environment; Tools, Implements and Weapons, Types of Tribal Dwellings - Their Form and Structure; Household Equipment; Characteristics of Men's Arts; Outstanding Features of Women's Artistic Crafts; Chief Sources of Food-supply; Methods of Preparing and Preserving Food; Clothing and Personal Adornment; Pasttimes; Examples of Tribal Beliefs and Folk-Lore; Some Customs and Conventions; An outline of social and tribal organization; The origin of crests and the significance of totem and other carved poles; The Potlatch; Shamans; Secret Societies; Masks; Intertribal trade. Printed upon glossy stock which is slightly tanned. Binding intact. Average wear to original forest green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Prior owner's details inside front board and atop title page. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. A sound copy of this fascinating early study. 10" x 7".; 4to. Good with No dust jacket as issued .

Keywords: Peoples