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The author presents a photo gallery of outstanding examples.. An exploration of the meaning behind the treasured masks created by artisans for ritual purposes, or simply for enjoymentThis is a really nice book on local Indian art, with a combination of good, hard information and some good illustrations.. Was a gift liked very much. This is the best book I have ever seen on expla

• Title : A World of Faces: Masks of the Northwest Coast Indians
• Author : Edward Malin
• Rating : 4.88 (919 Vote)
• Publish : 2016-6-5
• Format : Paperback
• Pages : 158 Pages
• Asin : 0917304055
• Language : English

The author presents a photo gallery of outstanding examples.. An exploration of the meaning behind the treasured masks created by artisans for ritual purposes, or simply for enjoyment

This is a really nice book on local Indian art, with a combination of good, hard information and some good illustrations.. Was a gift liked very much. This is the best book I have ever seen on explaining the nature and background of the masks made by the NW coasts First Nations people.

Illustrated with line drawings by the author as well as with photographs, A World of Faces explores the riches of this ancient tradition, showing outstanding old masks that survive to our day. . This art, almost lost, is being renewed by modern carvers of the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, and Nootka tribes. It is the first book devoted to a thorough explication of the techniques of mask-making and the role of the artist and his masks in the society. From the Back Cover The creation, use, and meaning of the masks created by the native Americans of the Northwest Coast are brought to life by an author who knows and loves the art, craft, and lore behind the masks. The reader will see the masks not in the cold light of a glass museum case, but as their people did - in the moving dramas and firelight of the long houses

Department of the Interior, Indian Arts & Crafts Board. Malin has also been a lecturer for the Seattle Art Museum and the Ethnic Arts Council. Edward Malin is an anthropologist whose professional life has been dedicated to the study of Northwest Coast Indians. Before retiring from the Japanese studies program at the University of Portland, he served as chairman of the humanities department at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon; chairman and associate professor in social sciences at Marylhurst College; teacher of folklore and cultural anthropology at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon; and a consultant with the U.S. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in cultural anthropology and East Asian studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon.