TY  - BOOK
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2013//
TI  - First peoples of Canada: masterworks from the Canadian Museum of Civilization
PB  - Canadian Museum of Civilization [u.a.]
CY  - Toronto [u.a.]
KW  - Indian art
KW  - Canada
KW  - Indian arts
KW  - Indians of North America
KW  - Material culture
KW  - Antiquities
AB  - This book offers readers a rare opportunity to experience a celebrated exhibition that has toured the world, yet has never been shown in Canada. This beautifully designed, full-colour book presents a collection of 150 archaeological and ethnographic objects produced by Canada's First Peoples -- including some that are roughly 12,000 years old -- that represent spectacular expressions of creativity and ingenuity. Curators Jean-Luc Pilon and Nicholette Prince sought out pieces held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization that could be considered "masterworks" based on their aesthetic qualities, symbolic value, or the skills and raw materials used in manufacturing them. These unique and priceless artifacts embody the rich diversity of skills and materials used by Canadian Inuit, First Nations, and Metis in both ancient and modern times. First Peoples of Canada is full of insights not only on the pieces themselves, but also on the cultures that produced them and the geography of this vast land. Readers will come away from this book with a renewed appreciation of the lifestyles and achievements of Canada's original inhabitants. This collection focuses on items made by people in four regions across Canada: the farmers of the Great Lakes, the hunters and warriors of the Great Plains, the wealthy Salmon People of costal British Columbia, and the people of Canada's harshest environments, the Arctic and Boreal Forest
SN  - 9781442626126
LA  - English
N1  - Jean-Luc Pilon and Nicholette Prince
ID  - 782857000
ER  -