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The book Cedar by Hilary Stewart is one of the most comprehensive books available on the subject. She carefully demonstrates the use of the Cedar by the Coast Salish people and with the use of wonderful sketches is able to reconstruct much of the life of the people on the Northwest Coast of North America.
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Dec 1, 2009 · Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians. Hilary Stewart. D & M Publishers, Dec 1, 2009 - Social Science - 192 pages. From the mighty cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw...
Mar 1, 1995 · Hilary Stewart explains, through her vivid descriptions, 550 detailed drawings and 50 photographs, the tools and techniques used, as well as the superbly crafted objects and their uses―all in the context of daily and ceremonial life.
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Anecdotes, oral history and the accounts of early explorers, traders and missionaries highlight the text. Stewart’s 550 drawings and a selection of 50 photographs depict how the people made and used the finished products of the incomparable tree of life to the Northwest Coast Indians—the cedar.
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Anecdotes, oral history and the accounts of early explorers, traders and missionaries highlight the text of Cedar. Hilary Stewart's 550 drawings and a selection of 50 photographs depict how the people made and used the finished products of the incomparable tree of life to the Northwest Coast Indians -- the cedar.
Hilary Stewart explains, through her vivid descriptions, 550 detailed drawings and 50 photographs, the tools and techniques used, as well as the superbly crafted objects and their uses--all in...
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Jan 1, 1984 · Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians Hardcover – January 1, 1984. by Hilary Stewart (Author) 4.8 72 ratings. See all formats and editions. Looks at the many uses for cedar devised by the Northwest Coast Indians, discusses the tools and techniques they used to work with it, and describes their spiritual beliefs concerning the wood.
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