Edward Curtis Hidden Faces (Native Nations Series) /anglais: v. 4 (Native Nations Library) - Tapa dura

Curtis, Edward

 
9780821223598: Edward Curtis Hidden Faces (Native Nations Series) /anglais: v. 4 (Native Nations Library)
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ISBN 10: 0821223593 ISBN 13: 9780821223598
Editorial: LITTLE BROWN US, 1999

Sinopsis

Focuses on the strange and wondrous ceremonial masks of the Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Ogalala and other Plains peoples.

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Focuses on the strange and wondrous ceremonial masks of the Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Ogalala and other Plains peoples.

Reseña del editor

Mythologies and rites of Native Americans fascinated enthographer/photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis. During his journeys in the United States, Canada, and Alaska, from the 1890s through to the 1930s, these aspects of tribal life, recorded extensively on film and in text, played a large part in Curtis's multi-volume publication, The North American Indian. Masquerades, body painting, scarring, and other ritual-related transformations were parts of the cultures of many native nations. Some tribes crafted elaborate masks and costumes to impersonate deities in their highly meaningful ceremonies and celebrations. Two peoples in particular had especially rich masking traditions - the Kwakiutl of British Columbia and the Navaho of tbe American Southwest. In Hidden Faces, striking images of these sacred dramatic displays and the characters depicted have been selected by Curtis expert Christopher Cardozo. Accompanying text, excerpted from Curtis's own writings, explains the role and identity of each image. In many cases, traditional rites had already been lost or were no longer performed by the time of Curtis's arrival. His photographs thus serve a dual purpose, as a record preserving a vivid native religious and cultural tradition and as a powerful artistic expression.

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Editorial
LITTLE BROWN US
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0821223593
ISBN 13 
9780821223598
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
96
Contacto del fabricante
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