Looking at Indian art of the Northwest Coast /
Discusses characteristics of Northwest Coast Indian art.
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Vancouver :
Douglas & McIntyre,
c1979.
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Table of Contents:
- The two-dimensional art
- The basic components: Form line
- Ovoid
- Inner ovoid
- U form
- split U form
- S form
- Anatomical features: Body
- Eyes
- Nose
- Ears
- Eyebrows
- Tongue
- Arms, legs, hands, feet, claws
- Bird feathers, tails and wings
- Structural Variations: Split figures
- Transformation figures
- A design fitted to a given shape
- Identification of design motifs: Whale
- Bear
- Wolf
- Mountain goat
- Otter
- Beaver
- Sea lion
- Seal
- Eagle
- Raven
- Hawk
- Hummingbird
- Loon
- Owl
- Thunderbird
- Frog
- Sisiutl
- Salmon
- Dogfish
- Halibut
- Red snapper
- Bullhead
- Sea monster
- Mosquito
- Sun
- Moon
- Box designs
- Human
- Cultural styles: Coast Salish
- West coast (Nootka)
- Kwagiutl
- 'Ksan
- Haida
- Tlingit.