SPIRIT FACES; CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN MASKS FROM THE NORTHWEST
Language: English
Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1994
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.Artis Books & Antiques
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(8)135pp. Full-page striking color photos. A clean & bright copy.
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- Title
- SPIRIT FACES; CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN MASKS FROM THE NORTHWEST
- Author
- Wyatt, Gary
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books, San Francisco
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0811808254
- ISBN 13
- 9780811808255
- Edition
- First Printing
- Dimensions
- Square 4to
- Seller catalogs
- Native American History And Literature
The mask is an important part of ceremonial life on the Northwest Coast. It makes the supernatural world visible in dance dramas performed at feasts and in winter ceremonies held by secret societies. Some masks embody mythology or history, others depict shamanic or human experiences. Each mask pictured here is accompanied by the artist's own words describing its creation and meaning.
With an introduction by Gary Wyatt - a leading authority on Native American art of the Northwest - explaining the importance, meaning, and ceremonial use of these masks, and the role of art in First Nations' culture, Spirit Faces is a spectacular look at a vibrant and venerable tradition.
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