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A Basic Guide to Northwest Coast Formline Art (Paperback)
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A Basic Guide to Northwest Coast Formline Art (Paperback)
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Loot Price R365
Discovery Miles 3 650
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Art is integral to the life ways of the Tlingit, Haida, and
Tsimshian. It surrounds us and it holds us up. Our Northwest Coast
art is ingrained in the social fabric and oral histories of our
clans. It is characterized by formline-a term used to describe the
unique artistic style of the indigenous people of the Northwest
Coast. Formline is a composition of lines whose widths vary to
create form. The overall collection of these compose an image or
design. The formline designs may represent stories of Raven (the
Trickster), historic events, clan crests, or other concepts.
Formline is an art that dates back more than two thousand years
(Brown 1998). Two-dimensional formline is depicted on objects such
as bentwood boxes, clan hats, and house screens. Though formline is
drawn in two dimensions, it transforms to be adapted to
three-dimensional pieces, such as masks and totem poles. In this
booklet we hope to provide a concise and easy-to-understand guide
for interpreting Northwest Coast formline art.
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