Description
Book SynopsisSo Much More Than Art reveals the fascinating practice of miniaturization in Indigenous Northwest Coast art as a subtle form of communication in the face of oppressive colonization.
Trade ReviewDavy establishes the miniature as a significant social actor on the Northwest Coast.
-- Emily L. Moore, Colorado State University * BC Studies *
Davy argues that miniature carving can be understood as a form of resistance in the face of 'aggressive colonization ... ' Students and scholars of anthropology and museology will find this volume eye-opening. -- L. De Danaan * CHOICE Connect *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 Practice and Play: The Makah
2 The Haida String: Northern Peoples
3 Tiny Dancers and Idiot Sticks: The Kwakwaka’wakw
4 Small Foundations: Tulalip Tribes
5 An Elemental Theory of Miniaturization
6 Analysis of Technique and Status
7 Miniature Realities
Notes; References; Index
