Tlingit Legends. Reproductions of Watercolors by Rosemarie Korthals
Sitka, Alaska: Sheldon Jackson Museum, 1986. Rosemarie Korthals. Revised Edition. Softcover. Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka, Alaska, 1986. Revised Edition. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Rosemarie Korthals. Illustrated Books Corners lightly bumped. Light wear to the extremities. -- 10 color illustrations (post cards) laid in loose. I believe these were meant to be tipped in to blank areas of the text that are a fit for the cards. -- Usually the illustrations are missing. -- Tlingits used their legends as a means of recording history, stressing clan records and instructing children. These have been passed down orally for many generations. Some legends are strictly local, white others are common to all Tlingit villages, with local expressions. -- These stories have been adapted from Swanton's "Tlingit Myths and Texts". 1986. Size: Quarto. unpaginated. Item Type: Illustrated Books. Illustrator: Rosemarie Korthals. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Native American; Western Americana; United States (Alaska); 20th century ; History - American - Modern; Indigenous Cultures. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8513. Very Good Condition. Item #8513
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