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So 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.



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Davy 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 Contents

Introduction

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

So Much More Than Art Indigenous Miniatures of

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 June 2022
      ISBN-13 9780774866569
      978-0774866569
      ISBN-10 077486656X
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      Museology and heritage studies Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      So 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 Review

      Davy 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 Contents

      Introduction

      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

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