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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In the Spirit of the Ancestors is a beautifully illustrated book that celebrates the strength and diversity of Northwest Coast cultural expressions. . . . [T]his is an engaging addition to the scholarship addressing contemporary Northwest Coast art and will be of interest to scholars, artists, and the general public."
-- Megan A. Smetzer * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *
"The essays are replete with colour illustrations of the objects discussed and studied, and the last fifty pages offer a portfolio of near full-page images of additional pieces. The editors are to be congratulated for including the voices of the Indigenous creators and giving the same coverage to textiles and basketry that historically has been given to sculpture, engraving, and graphic work."
-- Alan Hoover * BC Studies *
Table of ContentsForeword: Bill Holm
Acknowledgments
Introduction Robin: K. Wright
1. Coast Salish Design: An Anticipated Southern Analysis / Shaun Peterson
2. Behind the "Screens": A Collection, the Collectors, and the Art / Margaret B. Blackman
3. The Naaxiin: Robe of Sacred Honor / Evelyn Vanderhoop
4. Wearing Identity: The Strength of Expression through Personal Adornment / Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse
5. Intertwining: Learning for the Future from Our Past / Lisa Telford
6. Notes on Masks / Joe David
7. Northwest Coast Box Drums / Robin K. Wright
8. Acts of Propatriation: Two Kaats' House Posts by Nathan and Stephen Jackson / Emily Moore
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Works Cited
Index
Contributors
