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Haida carvers in argillite
Title:
Haida carvers in argillite
JLCTITLE245:
by Marius Barbeau.
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Publication Information:
[Ottawa] : Dept. of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources, National Museum of Canada, 1957.
Physical Description:
214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Skidegate masters -- The Slatechuck Creek Quarry of argillite (1820- ) -- The Connehaw lineage from the Northwest (1785- ), George Gunya, the flute carver (c. 1850) -- Plate and dish makers (taoge) (1860-1920) -- Bowl sculptors -- Joshua Work )Yaehlnao), and his bowls -- Tom Price, from Ninstints (c. 1850-1929) -- Miniature chests, boxes, and houses by various sculptors -- Crests and stylized animals in miniature totems (gyans) by Daniel Young, Moses Mackay, Konawa, and many others (c. 1860-1930) -- Late beginnings -- Sasaw poles -- Thunderbird -- Eagle -- The Fairy (Skyil), a native madonna -- Shark and beaver -- Killer-whale -- Miniature totems produced after 1870 (by Qanrhwat-Tsinge, Ed. Collison, Mallis, Joliffe of Old Kloo) -- George Smith ( -1938), The Kloo and Tanu carvers -- Lovat Miller -- Henry Moody and Joseph Moody -- Thomas Moody -- Arthur Moody -- Paul Jones and Moses Jones ( -1926) -- Louis Collison, and his brother Amos Watson -- Louis Collison, the "Last of the Haida carvers," by Lyn and Richard Harrington -- John Cross -- Neeslant (c. 1850-1939) -- Charlie Gladstone, whose favourite theme was the Shark -- Henry Young -- Jim MacKay -- Dowekye-Kyihlas -- Luke Watson, and later-day carvers -- Massett Masters -- Sam Qaoste (1800 ? -1892) -- Charlie Edensaw (1839-1924) -- His reputation at home and abroad -- His childhood and career -- The Raven -- Bear Mother -- Decorated bowls and plates -- Model chests and houses -- Illustrations for museums and publishers -- Photographs of the Edensaws -- Walter Kingego and his brother Charles Gwaytihl -- Issac Chapman, the cripple (1880 ?1908?) -- The glamourized Edensaw rivalry -- A short but fruitful career -- The contents of his totem poles -- John Marks (Irhlteena) -- 'Captain Andrew Brown (Owt'iwans -- Big Eagle) -- Daniel Stanley -- Other contemporary Massett craftsmen -- Robert Ridley -- Frank Charles (Haynaao) (1875?) -- Mathew Yeoman -- Frank Paul (Swontsues) -- Alex Yaehletsee -- Other Massett carvers of argillite -- Appendix -- Illustrations -- Plates.
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