Not Just a Pretty Face: Dolls and Human Figurines in Alaska Native Cultures

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Название: Not Just a Pretty Face: Dolls and Human Figurines in Alaska Native Cultures

Автор: Molly Lee

Издательство: University of Alaska Press

Год: 2006

Количество страниц: 80

Язык: English

Формат: PDF

Размер: 9МБ

ISBN: 1889963852

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.