Ira Jacknis

Carving Traditions of Northwest California

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Produktbeschreibung

An extensive introduction to the art of the Klamath River region in Northwestern California by Ira Jacknis is the first substantial writing on the subject in over half a century. It is comprehensive and based on information from the makers and users of these objects, along with photographs of historic objects in use and a generous sampling of new work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 91
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780936127057
• ISBN-10: 0936127058
• Artikelnr.: 22512169

Autorenporträt

Ira Jacknis (1952-2021) was the head of research and publications at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Storage Box of Tradition: Kwakiutl Art, Anthropologists, and Museums, 1881-1981 (2002), Carving Traditions of Northwest California (2006), and other works.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Classics in California Anthropology: Introduction to the Phoebe Hearst Museum Reprint Series by Rosemary Joyce Carving Traditions of Northwest California by Ira Jacknis
Preface
The Cultural Context
The History of Collection and Study
Principal Forms and Functions
The Role of the Carver
Materials, Tools, and Techniques
Aesthetics: Designs and Symbolism
The Survival of Klamath River Carving (1930
1970)
The Art Today
Notes
References Appendix: The Carver's Art of the Indians of Northwestern California by Isabel T. Kelly (facsimile reprint)