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Totem Pole Carving: Norman Tait, Bringing a Log to Life,Used
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In 1985, photographer and writer Vickie Jensen spent three months with Nisga'a artist Norman Tait and his crew of young carvers as they transformed a raw cedar log into a fortytwofoot totem pole for the BC Native Education Centre. Having spent years recovering the traditional knowledge that informed his carving, Tait taught his crew to make their own tools, carve, and design regalia, and together they practiced traditional stories and songs for the poleraising ceremony.Totem Pole Carving shares two equally rich stories: the stepbystep work of carving and the triumph of Tait teaching his crew the skills and traditions necessary to create a massive cultural artifact. Jensen captures the atmosphere of the carving shedthe conversations and problemsolving, the smell of fresh cedar chips, the adzes and chainsaws, the blistered hands, the tensionrelieving humor, the everpresent awareness of tradition, and the joy of creation. Generously illustrated with 125 striking photographs, and originally published as Where the People Gather, this second edition features a new preface from Jensen and an updated, lifetimespanning survey of Tait's major works.
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