A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 6 1/2"w x 9 3/4"h. 96 pages. Age-toned paper. Many b&w illustrations and photographs. Beautiful color map endpapers. "In this volume, native medicine itself is considered from the standpoint of plastic arts, mostly in Haida carvings of argillite and soft wood."
Title: Medicine Men on the North Pacific Coast : National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 152 Anthropological Series No. 42
Location Published: National Museum of Canada: 1958
Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Native Peoples
Categories: Art, Metaphysics/Occult, Native Peoples, Health/Medicine, Anthropology / Sociology, Religion, General
Seller ID: 149650
Keywords: argillite, dancing aprons, evil spirits, fasting, haida carvings, marius barbeau, medicine men, mystic practices, native healers, north pacific coast, occult art, round rattles, shamans, singing, soft wood, visions