Ethnographic Things : Objects and Subjects in Haida History

The social history and aesthetic value of art made by Haida people are subjects often in conflict or marked by a lack of clarity. This essay attempts to explore the things made on Haida Gwaii for different purposes: for entirely local use and in relation to one or two mythic cycles. Then, beginning...

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Published in:Ethnologies
Main Author: St. George, Robert
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Language:English
Published: Association Canadienne d’Ethnologie et de Folklore 2012
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1026143ar 2023-05-15T16:32:34+02:00 Ethnographic Things : Objects and Subjects in Haida History St. George, Robert 2012 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1026143ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1026143ar en eng Association Canadienne d’Ethnologie et de Folklore Érudit Ethnologies vol. 34 no. 1-2 (2012) Tous droits réservés © Ethnologies, Université Laval, 2012 text 2012 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1026143ar 2014-09-20T23:47:06Z The social history and aesthetic value of art made by Haida people are subjects often in conflict or marked by a lack of clarity. This essay attempts to explore the things made on Haida Gwaii for different purposes: for entirely local use and in relation to one or two mythic cycles. Then, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, the collectors, dealers, and museum of the western world arrived; they took thousands of objects away, and by 1880 many Haida artists could assert continuity by making model houses, totem poles, and boats for growing souvenir markets. L’histoire sociale comme la valeur esthétique de l’art Haida sont des sujets souvent de conflits ou sont marqués par un manque de clarté. Cet article propose d’explorer les objets de Haida Gwaii pour un usage strictement local et par rapport à un ou deux cycles mythiques. Puis, à partir de la moitié du XIXe siècle, les collectionneurs, les marchands et les musées du monde occidental sont arrivés; ils se sont pris des milliers d’objets, et, en 1880, de nombreux artistes Haida pouvaient affirmer la continuité en fabriquant des maisons modèles, des totems et des bateaux pour les marchés de souvenirs. Text haida Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Ethnologies 34 1-2 3 27
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