In this Book
- A Totem Pole History: The Work of Lummi Carver Joe Hillaire
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
- Series: Studies in the Anthropology of N Amer
Joseph Hillaire (Lummi, 1894–1967) is recognized as one of the great Coast Salish artists, carvers, and tradition-bearers of the twentieth century. In A Totem Pole History, his daughter Pauline Hillaire, Scälla–Of the Killer Whale, who is herself a well-known cultural historian and conservator, tells the story of her father’s life and the traditional and contemporary Lummi narratives that influenced his work.
A Totem Pole History contains seventy-six photographs, including Joe’s most significant totem poles, many of which Pauline watched him carve. She conveys with great insight the stories, teachings, and history expressed by her father’s totem poles. Eight contributors provide essays on Coast Salish art and carving, adding to the author’s portrayal of Joe’s philosophy of art in Salish life, particularly in the context of twentieth century intercultural relations.
This engaging volume provides an historical record to encourage Native artists and brings the work of a respected Salish carver to the attention of a broader audience.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- pp. xi-xiii
- List of Maps
- p. xiv
- A Note on Lummi Terms
- pp. xv-xvi
- A Call to Carvers
- pp. xix-xxii
- Introduction
- pp. xxiii-xxxviii
- Scälla, Of the Killer Whale: A Brief Biography
- pp. xxxix-lxviii
- PART ONE : Joe Hillaire
- PART TWO: Coast Salish Art and Carving
- 4 Straits Salish Sculpture
- pp. 41-44
- PART THREE : Totem Poles of Joe Hillaire
- 12 Bellingham Centennial History Pole
- pp. 137-146
- 13 Schelangen Story Pole
- pp. 147-152
- 15 Land in the Sky Story Pole
- pp. 163-176
- 16 Man in Transition Story Pole
- pp. 177-180
- 17 T’Kope Kwiskwis Lodge Entrance Pole
- pp. 181-184
- 18 Bronson Story Pole
- pp. 185-190
- 19 Halibut Fisherman Story Pole I
- pp. 191-194
- 20 Halibut Fisherman Story Pole II
- pp. 195-198
- 21 Double-Headed Wolf Totem
- pp. 199-200
- PART FOUR : Lummi Oral History and Tradition
- 22 Some Place-Names from Lummi History
- pp. 203-204
- 24 Longhouses of Long Ago
- pp. 211-214
- 25 A Wedding in Lummi History
- pp. 215-220
- 26 How the Lummi Came to Their Present Abode
- pp. 221-228
- 27 The Lummi at Treaty-Making Time
- pp. 229-243
- 28 Tsats-mun-ton
- pp. 244-245
- 29 Four Generations of Medicine Men
- pp. 246-248
- 30 The Mink Family and the Raccoon Family
- pp. 249-253
- 31 Stommish: Revival of the Water Festival
- pp. 254-255
- 32 Signs of the Seasons
- p. 256
- Bibliography
- pp. 263-268
- List of Contributors
- pp. 269-272
- Other Works in the Series
- pp. 285-286