Describes the lifestyle and culture of the totem pole Indians of the Pacific Northwest.

Explores the history, development, and significance of the totem pole art of the Northwest Coast.

"Writing a poem is like trying to describe a totemic column which passes right through and beyond the world. We see it, but its existence is elsewhere." --Stanl

The 50th anniversary edition of this classic work on the art of Northwest Coast Indians now offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along wit

This survey of totem poles from the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island examines the traditions that led to their creatio