Status
Available
Call number
Call number
730.9 M33 1984
Collection
Local notes
Shelved in Aboriginal Collection
Description
Peter Macnair and Alan Hoover recount the history of Haida argillite carving since it began in the early 1800s, and they describe more than 200 examples from the extensive collection of the Royal BC Museum. Argillite is a dense, black shale mined from a quarry on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), reserved for the exclusive use of Haida carvers. Argillite works are unique in style and character, ranging from ceremonial pipes and model poles to elaborate platters and chests.
Publication
[Victoria] : [British Columbia Provincial Museum], [1984]
ISBN
0771884079 / 9780771884078