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Carving Totem Poles and Masks
Category : NORTH AMERICA
Author : Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater
ISBN : 0806982144
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Description : The art of the Northwest Indians requires only a crooked knife and a small selection of gouges to produce designs, curves, patterns and faces. This work shows you how to saw, carve, whittle and paint your way to creating masks, bowls, rattles, amulets and totem poles from this ancient tradition. Each project opens with a brief introduction to place the carving in its cultural context.
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The Living Tradition of Yup'Ik Masks: Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer
Category : NORTH AMERICA
Author : Ann Fienup-Riordan, Marie Meade
ISBN : 0295975016
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Description : Published in conjunction with an exhibit organized by the Anchorage Museum of History and Art and the Coastal-Yukon Mayors' Association. For the Yup'ik of southwestern Alaska, masked dancing has long been a focal point of ceremonial activity. Two hundred color plates and 100 b&w photo illustrate historical and contemporary masks and dance ornaments and the people who make and use them. Chapters arranged geographically describe the world's major Yup'ik mask collectors and collections and the circumstances that make each unique. Voices of Yup'ik elders are present throughout the text, recounting stories, describing traditional Yup'ik life, and responding to particular masks. The price is $60 until January 1, 1997. 9x12" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or
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The False Faces of the Iroquois
Category : NORTH AMERICA
Author : William N. Fenton
ISBN : 0806122943
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Description : Fred Zelt from Mandeville, Louisiana USA
This is an exhaustive, classic ethnological study. The author is a Ph.D. from Yale, who at the time of publication (1987) served as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at SUNY/Albany. The book is a 522 page tome that covers all aspects of false face masks, from carving through use. In addition to providing 24 color and more than 200 B&W photos of wooden and cornhusk masks, the author classifies the types of masks he has observed, describes the personages who the masks represent, and documents rituals in which he has seen the masks used. Ritual songs and positions of maskers during ceremonies are cataloged in the book.
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