Author: Christopher Luke Donta
Publisher:
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Category : Koniagmiut Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Koniag Ceremonialism
Author: Christopher Luke Donta
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Koniagmiut Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Koniagmiut Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Reckoning with the Dead
Author: Tamara L. Bray
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Juxtaposing the divergent views of Native Americans, archaeologists, and museum and legal experts, this book presents the Larsen Bay, Alaska, repatriation request of the Smithsonian as a watershed event illustrating the full complexity of the repatriation issue.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Juxtaposing the divergent views of Native Americans, archaeologists, and museum and legal experts, this book presents the Larsen Bay, Alaska, repatriation request of the Smithsonian as a watershed event illustrating the full complexity of the repatriation issue.
The Evolution of Complex Hunter-Gatherers
Author: Ben Fitzhugh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461501377
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This book makes a contribution to the developing field of complex hunter-gatherer studies with an archaeological analysis of the development of one such group. It examines the evolution of complex hunter-gatherers on the North Pacific coast of Alaska. It is one of the first books available to examine in depth the social evolution of a specific complex hunter-gatherer tradition on the North Pacific Rim and will be of interest to professional archaeologists, anthropologists, and students of archaeology and anthropology.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461501377
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This book makes a contribution to the developing field of complex hunter-gatherer studies with an archaeological analysis of the development of one such group. It examines the evolution of complex hunter-gatherers on the North Pacific coast of Alaska. It is one of the first books available to examine in depth the social evolution of a specific complex hunter-gatherer tradition on the North Pacific Rim and will be of interest to professional archaeologists, anthropologists, and students of archaeology and anthropology.
Inuit Studies
Author:
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Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Giinaquq Like a Face
Author: Amy F. Steffian
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602231532
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Masks are an ancient tradition of the Alutiiq people on the southern coast of Alaska. Alutiiq artists carved the masks from wood or bark into images of ancestors, animal spirits, and other mythological forces; these extraordinary creations have been an essential tool for communicating with the spirit world and have played an important role in dances and hunting festivities for centuries. Giinaquq—Like a Face presents thirty-three full-color images of these fantastic and eye-catching masks, which have been preserved for more than a century as part of the Pinart Collection in a small French museum. These masks, collected in 1871 by a young French scholar of indigenous cultures, are presented for the first time in their complete cultural context, celebrating the rich history of the Alutiiq people and their artistic traditions. In addition to the stunning photographs, Giinaquq—Like a Face includes an informative text in three languages—English, Alutiiq, and French—in order to provide a cross-cultural understanding of the masks’ traditional meaning and use. This captivating and revealing book will be an essential resource for anyone interested in indigenous art and culture.
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602231532
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Masks are an ancient tradition of the Alutiiq people on the southern coast of Alaska. Alutiiq artists carved the masks from wood or bark into images of ancestors, animal spirits, and other mythological forces; these extraordinary creations have been an essential tool for communicating with the spirit world and have played an important role in dances and hunting festivities for centuries. Giinaquq—Like a Face presents thirty-three full-color images of these fantastic and eye-catching masks, which have been preserved for more than a century as part of the Pinart Collection in a small French museum. These masks, collected in 1871 by a young French scholar of indigenous cultures, are presented for the first time in their complete cultural context, celebrating the rich history of the Alutiiq people and their artistic traditions. In addition to the stunning photographs, Giinaquq—Like a Face includes an informative text in three languages—English, Alutiiq, and French—in order to provide a cross-cultural understanding of the masks’ traditional meaning and use. This captivating and revealing book will be an essential resource for anyone interested in indigenous art and culture.
Koniag Prehistory
Author: Donald Woodforde Clark
Publisher:
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Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Results of four summers' work, 1961-64.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Results of four summers' work, 1961-64.
Masked Gods
Author: Frank Waters
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Explores the ceremonies of the Pueblos and Navahos to reveal their social and religious significance.
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Explores the ceremonies of the Pueblos and Navahos to reveal their social and religious significance.
Alaskan Eskimo Ceremonialism
Author: Margaret Lantis
Publisher:
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Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Comprehensive study, based on printed and manuscript sources, well-documented.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Comprehensive study, based on printed and manuscript sources, well-documented.
Not Just a Pretty Face
Author: Molly Lee
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1889963852
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Now in a full-color second edition, Not Just a Pretty Face is an engaging exploration of the role of dolls and doll making in Alaska Native cultures. From ancient ivory carvings to the thriving tourist market, dolls and human figurines have played integral parts in the ritual, economic, and social lives of Native Alaskans. Dolls served as children's playthings, represented absent community members at ceremonies, and predicted the movements of game animals for shamans. Not Just a Pretty Face surveys these and other uses of dolls and figurines, illustrating in beautiful color photographs the diversity of the doll-making tradition in Eskimo, Athabaskan, and Northwest Coast Native communities. Authors explore the ethnographic literature, twentieth-century oral histories, and photographic documentation of dolls and the doll-making process. Contemporary doll makers explain, in their own words, how they learned to make dolls and what doll making means to them. The second edition features a photo essay on Rosalie Paniyak of Chevak, one of the most influential doll makers in Alaska today. Not Just a Pretty Face provides a panoramic view of an ancient tradition and situates the art of doll making within a contemporary context. Scholarly, yet accessible, Not Just a Pretty Face is a lively contribution to the literature on dolls, anthropology, and Native studies.
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1889963852
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Now in a full-color second edition, Not Just a Pretty Face is an engaging exploration of the role of dolls and doll making in Alaska Native cultures. From ancient ivory carvings to the thriving tourist market, dolls and human figurines have played integral parts in the ritual, economic, and social lives of Native Alaskans. Dolls served as children's playthings, represented absent community members at ceremonies, and predicted the movements of game animals for shamans. Not Just a Pretty Face surveys these and other uses of dolls and figurines, illustrating in beautiful color photographs the diversity of the doll-making tradition in Eskimo, Athabaskan, and Northwest Coast Native communities. Authors explore the ethnographic literature, twentieth-century oral histories, and photographic documentation of dolls and the doll-making process. Contemporary doll makers explain, in their own words, how they learned to make dolls and what doll making means to them. The second edition features a photo essay on Rosalie Paniyak of Chevak, one of the most influential doll makers in Alaska today. Not Just a Pretty Face provides a panoramic view of an ancient tradition and situates the art of doll making within a contemporary context. Scholarly, yet accessible, Not Just a Pretty Face is a lively contribution to the literature on dolls, anthropology, and Native studies.
Alutiiq Villages Under Russian and U.S. Rule
Author: Sonja Luehrmann
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602230102
Category : First contact (Anthropology)
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Sonja Luehrmann s volume examines Alutiiq history within the larger context of Russian and American expansionism. The author uses source material in both English and Russian in order to create a work focused on the intersection of the two colonial perspectives throwing light on our understanding of the differences in the way each society incorporated the Alutiiq community, both as a labor force and a social entity. In a series of map essays, Luehrmann examines the changing patterns of settlement and demography among the Alutiiq as the population responded to the conditions they encountered: economic exploitation, new cultural influences, intermarriage, disease, and the eruption of Novarupta. The addition of Russian source material fills an important blank in this unique history and makes "Alutiiq Villages Under Russian and U.S. Rule "a major resource for anyone working on Alutiiq history or the region s history in the Russian colonial period."
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602230102
Category : First contact (Anthropology)
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Sonja Luehrmann s volume examines Alutiiq history within the larger context of Russian and American expansionism. The author uses source material in both English and Russian in order to create a work focused on the intersection of the two colonial perspectives throwing light on our understanding of the differences in the way each society incorporated the Alutiiq community, both as a labor force and a social entity. In a series of map essays, Luehrmann examines the changing patterns of settlement and demography among the Alutiiq as the population responded to the conditions they encountered: economic exploitation, new cultural influences, intermarriage, disease, and the eruption of Novarupta. The addition of Russian source material fills an important blank in this unique history and makes "Alutiiq Villages Under Russian and U.S. Rule "a major resource for anyone working on Alutiiq history or the region s history in the Russian colonial period."