1.1. This chapter focuses on the connoisseurs of form as they assess artistic value, form in northwest coast art, structure in northwest coast art, and structures in northwest coast culture.
1.2. "Artistic enjoyment is . . . based essentially on the reaction of our minds to form. . . . forms that are not the handiwork of man . . . may not be considered as art, although the esthetic reaction is not different "(Burt, 2014: p.86).
2. Meaning
2.1. "As human creations, cultures and the signs they employ vary over time and space, and individual minds vary with personal histories, so communication is always inexact and subject to interpretation" (Burt, 2014: p. 97).
2.2. This chapter focuses on the meanings and connotations of images and symbols, breaking down into the requirements behind reading symbols, explicit meanings, the limits to Iconographic Analysis, and hidden meanings.
3. Performance
3.1. "The forms and meanings of many kinds of artifact have their intended full effect only by enhancing the person, from costume used to affirm and perform social roles, to the impersonation of other beings" (Burt, 2014: p. 111).
3.2. This chapter focuses on putting forms and meanings of artifacts into action, leading to performance. Within this chapter, we see factors that contribute to various cultures' performances such as showing off, parades, the Art of Impersonation, and Performance by proxy.
4. Archeology
4.1. "Unless we are careful to specify the social and cultural contexts of our analogies, we risk assuming that our own cultural experience is sufficient to interpret images from other cultures" (Burt,2014: p.127).
4.2. This chapter focuses on the importance of archeology in society's understanding of other cultures and the work it takes to make a connection while holding back their own cultural and social biases.
5. The Work of Art
5.1. "Anthropological insights suggest that the combination of form and meaning in patterns that are both visual and conceptual contributes to all cultural production, mediating social relationships and constructing worldviews, as the work performed by art" (Burt, 2014: p. 140).
5.2. This chapter focuses on theorizing art as the patterning of human experience, the power of artifacts to visualize world orders, the theory of art as an agency, and the power of artistic forms to conceptualize and enact cultural worlds.
