{"product_id":"cedar-hilary-stewart","title":"Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians | Hilary Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilary Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"463\"\u003eCedar has been central to Northwest Coast Indigenous life for thousands of years. From canoes and homes to baskets, clothing, and ceremonial objects, every part of the rot-resistant tree was skillfully used. Inner bark was woven into mats and garments, roots into watertight baskets, and the wood carved into poles and masks rich with meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"754\"\u003eHonoured as a source of life, healing, and protection, cedar was respectfully known as the long-life maker and life giver. This book brings together oral history, early accounts, and detailed illustrations to explore the cultural, spiritual, and practical importance of the “Tree of Life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"754\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnecdotes, oral history and the accounts of early explorers, traders and missionaries highlight the text of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCedar\u003c\/i\u003e. Hilary Stewart\u003cspan\u003e's 550 drawings and a selection of 50 photographs depict how the people made and used the finished products of the incomparable tree of life -- the cedar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"754\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"754\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MONOVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51663956640046,"sku":"AMP-017","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9953\/0286\/files\/cedar.webp?v=1770406196","url":"https:\/\/shop.monova.ca\/products\/cedar-hilary-stewart","provider":"MONOVA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}