Excursions : toward an intercultural biography of the totem pole
pt. 1. Totem poles in the colonial imagination
On commerce and cultures : explorers and merchants encounter carved columns
The rise and fall of totem poles : the dynamics of settler colonialism and the emergence of anthropology
"Places of totemic delight" : significant sights/sites on the Northwest coast
Totems for tourists : on salvage and salvation
The expansion of totem pole form : minis, maxis, and multiples (or, the small, the tall, and the kitschy)
pt. 2. The global circulation of totem poles
Transforming emblems at museums and expositions : poles in the global village
"Monuments in multichrome" : totem poles and the promotion of place
Beyond restoration : the work of Wilson Duff
High art from rainy places : the "Renaissance" of totem carving
pt. 3. Current cultures of the totem pole
Beyond fairs : contemporary cultural tourism and ethnokitsch
Family trees and tribal treaties : on the politics of poles
Totem poles and the mediation of colonial encounter
Appendix A: A selected and annotated list of books on totem poles
Appendix B: Primary eighteenth- and nineteenth-century reports of monumental carvings on the Northwest coast (1778-1900)
Appendix C: A selection of early illustrations of totem poles and major photographic expeditions (1778-1900)
Appendix D: A selective list of poles collected or commissioned for destinations abroad (1880-1970)
Appendix E: A selection of totem poles at regional, national and international expositions (1876-1994)
Appendix F: A selection of totem poles at British Columbian and Canadian celebrations (1936-1986)
Appendix G: A selection of poles raised in or for Native communities (1957-1988).
