Down from the Shimmering Sky: Masks of the Northwest Coast

by Peter L. Macnair

Other authorsRobert Joseph (Author.), Bruce Grenville (Author.)

Paper Book, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

731 M236 1998

Call number

731 M236 1998

Collection

Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction

Local notes

VNFC Library copy 3 is signed by Peter Macnair.

Description

Presents two centuries of powerful, striking masks made by First Nations artists on the Pacific Northwest Coast. Some depict animals and supernatural creatures while others are human face masks representing ancestral spirits which descend from the heavens. The opening essay provides a look into the