$18.00 CAD
pp. 223, worn and chipped dustjacket, b/w and color illustrations, biblio, index. “A fascinating story of a unique and superbly artistic civilization in which the spiritual and temporal walked hand in hand, in which a whaling expedition was a religious ritual as much as a hunting activity, and in which the potlatch – that much maligned ceremony – was one of the bulwarks of a complex society whose origins stretch back thousands of years”.
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| ISBN | 0888301367 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780888301369 | |
| Number of pages | 223 | |
| Original Title | Peoples of the Coast: The Indians of the Pacific Northwest | |
| Published Date | 1977 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Worn and chipped | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | Larger 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Edmonton | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Native Studies | |
| Author: | George Woodcock | |
| Publisher: | Hurtig |
pp. 223, worn and chipped dustjacket, b/w and color illustrations, biblio, index. “A fascinating story of a unique and superbly artistic civilization in which the spiritual and temporal walked hand in hand, in which a whaling expedition was a religious ritual as much as a hunting activity, and in which the potlatch – that much maligned ceremony – was one of the bulwarks of a complex society whose origins stretch back thousands of years”.
| Weight | 2 kg |
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