ISBN: 9780921586845 - two wolves at the dawn of time: kingcome inlet pictographs, 1893-1998 (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. In 1998, Dzawada'enuxw artist Marianne Nicholson scaled a vertical rock face in Kingcome Inlet to paint a massive pictograph to mark the continued vitality of her ancestral village of Gwa'yi. Two Wolves at the Dawn of Time is the story of that painting, of earlier politically defiant rock art, and of "coppers," ceremonial shields that are a central motif in these images. Judith Williams tracks the history of a culturally and geographically rich locale at a flashpoint in Native-white relations. She investigates the rock art around Kingcome Inlet, explores the disintegrating Halliday homestead, and plumbs the archives to measure colonialism's legacy. Documenting Nicholson's painting of the new pictograph, Williams describes the symbiosis of old and new that has seen Gwa'yi and the Kwakwaka'wakw prevail despite all attempts to eradicate their culture.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. In 1998, Dzawada'enuxw artist Marianne Nicholson scaled a vertical rock face in Kingcome Inlet to paint a massive pictograph to mark the continued vitality of her ancestral village of Gwa'yi. Two Wolves at the Dawn of Time is the story of that painting, of earlier politically defiant rock art, and of "coppers," ceremonial shields that are a central motif in these images. Judith Williams tracks the history of a culturally and geographically rich locale at a flashpoint in Native-white relations. She investigates the rock art around Kingcome Inlet, explores the disintegrating Halliday homestead, and plumbs the archives to measure colonialism's legacy. Documenting Nicholson's painting of the new pictograph, Williams describes the symbiosis of old and new that has seen Gwa'yi and the Kwakwaka'wakw prevail despite all attempts to eradicate their culture.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. SUBTITLED ; ` Kingcome Inlet Pictographs, 1893 - 1998 '. In June of 1998, Marianne Nicholson hatched a plan to add a modern pictograph to an ancient rock wall near.Meetup Indian Reserve - up the coast from Vancouver. The new images and some from circa 1781 are meant to depict the longevity of the Gwa 'yi peoples. LEARN more about : Green Point Rapids, Rivers Inlet, Namu, Burke Channel, coppers, carver, pigment, saliva, A-we-glise, Omath the Raven, Bella Bella, Nimpkish people, and Charles Creek slide. Text well completed by both modern and archival b/w photographs. B/W map ahead of table of contents. INDEX at end of these 240 pages. Cond : Paper wrapper is white and brown witjh lettering similar. Cover photo shows pictographs of `coppers- - circa 1930. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean. No names nor marks. Giftable ! ! Quote (p. 104) " ._._. too small to support them. The Kingcome preemptions alienated the Dzawada' enuxw from traditional waterfowl, spring bank clover, and silverweed areas. Settlers cut dowm ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. "Documents the creation of a new pictograph by artist Marianne Nicolson at a traditional Dzawada'enuxw rock art site four miles down the Kingcome River from Gwa'yi village, and the relationship of this work to one by Mollie Wilson at Petley Point in 1927, which commemorated a potlatch that took place during the period when Canada's Department of Indian Affairs had banned Native ceremonials." - back cover. 240 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Tight, clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Trivial moisture exposure to top edge. A sound example of this fascinating account. ; 8vo. …