Author: MARGARET B. BLACKMAN; DAVIDSON, FLORENCE EDENSHAW
Title: During My Time: Florence Edenshaw Davidson - a Haida Woman
Description: Seattle: University of Washington Press / The Seattle Art Museum, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0295959436. 172 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The first life history of a Northwest Coast Indian woman. Davidson, daughter of a noted Haida carver and chief Charles Edenshaw, was born in 1896. As one of the few living Haida elders knowledgeable about the culture of a bygone era, she is a fragile link with the past. One of the last Haida women to undergo the traditional puberty seclusion and an arranged marriage, she followed patterns in her life typical of women of her generation." - dust jacket. Name atop half-title, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful biography.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; During My Time: Florence Edenshaw Davidson - A Haida Woman Native Peoples Pacific Northwest Haida Indians Biography Women Indians of North America Puberty Seclusion Arranged Marriage. Good in Good dust jacket .

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