From the Land of the Totem Poles

The American Museum of Natural History houses the most extensive collection of Northwest Coast Indian art in existence. It includes material from virtually every native group that once lived along the west coast of British Columbia and Alaska. From the Land of the Totem Poles traces the history of this magnificent collection, beginning in the late nineteenth century when the customs, languages, and the art of the coastal peoples were still intact. Shortly after the collection was formed, between 1880 and 1910, Indian culture in this region went into a severe decline, to be revived a half century later as a new generation of native North Americans reclaimed their heritage.

• Colour photographs by Stephen S. Myers
• Published in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre
• Published in USA by the University of Washington Press