Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Chiefs (Native Studies/Art)

Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Chiefs (Native Studies/Art) image
ISBN-10:

077189547X

ISBN-13:

9780771895470

Author(s): Martha Black
Edition: 1
Released: Dec 01, 1999
Format: Paperback, 160 pages
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Description:

Out of the Mist celebrates the art, culture and history of the Nuu-chah-nulth (formerly called Nootka) nations. It features the material culture—including many major art pieces—of the richly complex societies along the west coast of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. With the help of many Nuu-chah-nulth voices, Martha Black places the objects in context with the cultures and histories of the people who created them. HuupuKwanum and Tupaat are Nuu-chah-nulth words that designate everything a chief owns, including hereditary names and songs, objects, dances, rights and privileges, lands, and resources. These concepts introduce non-aboriginal people to the profound philosophical, spiritual and personal connections that these objects have always had within Nuu-chah-nulth communities. Winner of the British Columbia Millennium 2000 Book Award.












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