Alaska's Totem Poles

By Pat Kramer

Book Overview

Author Pat Kramer considers totem poles ""North America's most unique contribution to the world of aboriginal art."" In ALASKA'S TOTEM POLES, she provides a guide to the history of totem poles and their carvers, the legends behind them, how to ""read"" them, customs and ceremonies, fact and fiction on totem poles, famous totem poles, and where to see them. PAT KRAMER is an accomplished writer and photographer. She has worked with Native people in educational capacities for almost twenty years. She has participated in ceremonies, heard their stories, and received permission to repeat them. Her area of expertise is Northwest Coast Native cultures. Kramer's most-coveted award is a ceremonial Eagle Feather presented to her by the Native Indian Trade Association in thanks for the positive impact her books have brought to Western Canada's Native communities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882405853
• ISBN13: 9780882405858
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Perfect for the general-interest library.

Weightier books have been written on the subject, but Pat Kramer's ALASKA'S TOTEM POLES offer a difference: a format a little under a hundred pages, packed with color, affordable, and accompanying color photo with stories about the totems and tips on where to view them. As such, it's an excellent introduction which offers colorful, accessible information - perfect for the general-interest library. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch