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Surveys the traditions, myths, and lore of Indians in the Western United States and Alaska, and pictures masks and other items used in their rituals.
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This book contains eight masks based on authentic Indian designs.
A demon mask worn by dancers of Himachal Pradesh; a Ravana (demon) mask worn in northern India; a brightly decorated Kathakali dancer's mask from Kerala; a Narasimha mask from Orissa; and 2 others. 6 full-color masks on 6 plates. Identifying captions. Instructions.
Surveys the traditions, myths, and lore of Indians in the Western United States and Alaska, and pictures masks and other items used in their rituals.
A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. In her new preface, Gauri Viswanathan argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.
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This is the first comprehensive text on Indian Horse masks, their usage, history, and symbolism. Forty five masks are featured from museums and private collections in this full color, stunningly beautiful coffee table book. Included are many original, historically accurate, drawings and paintings of both masks and decorated horses. There is also a chapter by Winfied Coleman on the Shamanic decoration of horses and warriors for battle.
This book is devoted to a thorough explication of the techniques of Northwest Coast Indian mask-making, and the role of the artist and masks in the society.