Transformations of meaning: The life history of a nuxalk mask

World Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 272-287

  Seip, Lisa P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Art; Bella coola; Ceremonial objects; Masks; Northwest coast; Nuxalk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040290394     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1999.9980446     Document Type: Article

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