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• Title:Understanding Northwest coast art : a guide to crests, beings, and symbols / Cheryl Shearar.
  
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• Author/Creator:Shearar, Cheryl.
  
• Published/Created:Vancouver, B.C. Douglas & McIntyre ; Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2000.
  

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• Library of Congress Subjects:Indian art--Northwest Coast of North America--Dictionaries.
  Indians of North America--Material culture--Northwest Coast of North America--Dictionaries.
  Indian art--North America--Dictionaries.
  Symbolism in art--Dictionaries.
  
• Genre/Form:Dictionaries.
  
• Description:143 pages : map, illustrations ; 22 cm
  
• Summary:"Understanding Northwest Coast Art introduces the reader to the artworks produced by the Native cultures of the Northwest Coast, featuring a dictionary-style reference guide to the symbols, crests and beings depicted in works of art; brief descriptions of design conventions, design elements and the different art styles of Northwest Coast cultural groups; an explanation of the interconnections between art, myth and ceremony in the life of the culture; and 65 reproductions of contemporary artworks, archival photos and design elements to aid identification of subjects and themes."--Jacket.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143).
  
• ISBN:0295979739 (alk. paper)
  9780295979731 (alk. paper)
  1550547755 (bound)
  9781550547757 (bound)
  1550547828 (Douglas & McIntyre ; pbk.)
  9781550547825 (Douglas & McIntyre ; pbk.)
  
• Contents:Introduction: The Art and Culture of the Northwest Coast
  Dictionary of Crests, Beings and Symbols
  The Basics of Northwest Coast Art
  Design Conventions
  Design Elements
  Cultural Groups and Art Styles.