Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians
By Unknown Author.
Description
From the mighty cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the early Northwest Coast Indian way of life, its art and culture. For thousands of years these people developed the tools and technologies to fell the giant cedars that grew in profusion. They used the rot-resistant wood for graceful dugout canoes to travel the coastal waters, massive post-and-beam houses in which to live, steam bent boxes for storage, monumental carved poles to declare their lineage and dramatic dance masks to evoke the spirit world.Every part of the cedar had a use. The versatile inner bark t...
ISBN(s)
0295961600, 9780295961606
