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Hilary Stewart is an award-winning author best known for her many books on Northwest Coast First Nations cultures. She has been involved in teaching outdoor education and wilderness survival courses for many years, as well as studying the ethnobotany of the coastal First Nations, and has an toon meer extensive practical experience in the use of wild plants. She lives on Quadra Island toon minder

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Geboortedatum
1924
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
Canada
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Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada

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I just thought this was a lovely book. The drawings and information are clearly the result of long, loving research.

I bought it as a souvenir of my visit to the Pacific Northwest, but I wish I had had it for reference while I was there!
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debbiereads | Oct 6, 2014 |
I found this book to be very helpful in looking at the art of the pacific northwest coast native populations. I appreciated the deconstruction which helped me identify various animals found in some of the more abstract pieces. I recommend this book highly.
 
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maggie1944 | 2 andere besprekingen | Aug 3, 2009 |
It is very rare to find a book that deconstructs an artistic tradition to the level achieved by HIlary Stewart. If I could find one like this for every culture, I'd buy them all no questions asked. Beginning with the basic shapes used in the art of the Northwest Coast Indians (ovoid, U form, S form...) she then methodically moves on to anatomical features (eyes, tongue, claws...) and how they are used, then to structural variations. There follows a long chapter to identify design motifs (i.e. the animals, mythical creatures and people used in representations), and then a discussion of cultural variations between the various tribes. Many pictures illustrate the text, showing traditional as well as modern work. Quite a few stories are recounted where appropriate, giving more insights into the cultural context.
The book provides the tools to decipher and therefore fully appreciate NWC art, but by extension, it also provides artists with the tools to try their hand at it with awareness of the correct design elements and of their meaning. A gem of a resource for students and admirers of traditional arts.
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14
Leden
883
Populariteit
#29,019
Waardering
3.8
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4
ISBNs
44
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1

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