Alaska Native art; tradition, innovation, continuity.9781889963792 Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States Native art; tradition, innovation, continuity. Fair, Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE W. U. of Alaska Press 2006 280 pages $65.00 Hardcover E99 This beautiful volume was born out of four exhibitions of 20th-century Alaska Native art curated by the author, who spent more than a decade researching the material. Fine color photographs display works by contemporary Tlingit, Aleutian Islander, Pacific Eskimo, Athabaskan, Yup'ik, and Inupiaq artists. Accessible text discusses Native artistic traditions alive and well in the modern context, exploring the relationships among folklore folklore, the body of customs, legends, beliefs, and superstitions passed on by oral tradition. It includes folk dances, folk songs, folk medicine (the use of magical charms and herbs), and folktales (myths, rhymes, and proverbs). , heritage, politics, and progress. Where possible, artist biographies are included, although the editor notes a lack of sufficient records in Alaskan museums. The volume is oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. : 9x10.75". ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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