Spirit Faces: Contemporary Masks of the Northwest Coast - Gary Wyatt
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These breathtakingly beautiful and powerful masks depict creatures (such as Eagle or Killer Whale), natural elements and forces (such as Moon or Weather), humans, and supernatural beings (such as Thunderbird or the Chief of the Undersea). Masks are an important part of ceremonlal life on the Northwest Coast; they make the supernatural world visible and bring it to life in dance dramas performed at feasts and potlatches, or at winter ceremonies held by secret societies. Some masks embody mythology or history...
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135 pp. Biographical notes. Coloured illustrations. [Binding: Soft Cover] [BookCondition: Book good] [Publisher: Douglas & McIintire] [Auteur: WYATT, GARY] [Uitgever: Douglas & McIintire] [Jaar: 1994] [Titel: Spirit faces. Contemporary masks of the Northwe...
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Paperback, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, 4to. [Auteur: Wyatt, Gary] [Pagina's: 135] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre] [Jaar: 1994] [Titel: Spirit Faces: Contemporary Masks of the Northwest Coast]