Masks
The Mythology of the Bella Coola Indians
Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 2. Anthropology ; v. 1
[Publications of] The Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 1 (1898-1900) , pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 2 (p. [25]- 127, [12] plates).
Native North American Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John W. Nunley
Janet Berlo
The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 1, New Series, Summer, 1991, pp. 1-47
Description
Discusses the environmental aspects influencing art in the following regions: Northwest Coast of Canada and Alaska, California, the Southwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands.
No Tourist
Alternate Title
Material: George Heye & His Golden Rule
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Lenz
American Indian Art Magazine, vol. [29], no. [4], Autumn, 2004, pp. 86-105
Description
Discusses George Heye's collection of Northwest Coast metal objects which included masks, rattles, feast spoons, and daggers created for sale as "curios".
On the Edge of a Knife: Robert Davidson's Art Walks a Fine Line Between the Personal and the Political, the Aesthetic and Anthropological
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Off
Canadian Art, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1994, p. 28
Description
Reviews an exhibition spanning three decades, entitled Eagle of the Dawn that featured carving, painting, printmaking and engraved works .
Re-visualizing a History: First Nations, Children and Costuming - Exhibition
Alternate Title
Picturing Children and Youth: A Canadian Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Edell
Sydney Houston
Zoe Koke
Description
Examines cultural and historical contexts of particular images and questions romanticization and appropriation.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Phyllis Morrow
Gina Lola Worthington
Toni A. Culjak
Thomas W. Cowger
Helen M. Bannan
Philip G. Terrie
Marvin Cohodas
Karsten Fitz
Donna B. Gerdts
Dennis R. Hoilman
Linc Kesler
Derek Milne
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, 1998, pp. 249-323
Description
Book review of:
Agayuliyararput: Kegginaqut, Kangiit-llu/Our Way of Making Prayer: Yup’ik Masks and the Stories They Tell by Marie Meade.
American Indians in World War I, at War and at Home by Thomas A. Britten.
Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers edited and with an introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer.
The Caddos, the Wichitas, and the United States, 1846-1901 by F. Todd Smith.
Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling by Mary Henderson Eastman.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul C. Rosier
P. Jane Hafen
James H. O'Donnell III
Julie Tharp
Amy M. Ware
Robert L. Berner
Linda Lizut Helstern
Harry A. Kersey
Debra Haaland
Melburn D. Thurman
Frederick White
et. al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 169-222
Description
Book reviews of:
The Allegany Senecas and Kinzua Dam: Forced Relocation Through Two Generations by Joy A.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Raymond Wilson
David Murray
Donald L. Fixico
Donna Rosh
Kathleen A. Dahl
Francis Jennings
John F. Boatman
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz
Darryl Wilson
David W. Penney
James D. Nason
Terrence Cole
Eric G. Ackermann
WIlliam C. Sturtevant
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 4, 1990, pp. 67-122
Description
Book reviews of:
The View From Officers' Row: Army Perceptions of Western Indians by Sherry L. Smith.
Indians of the Northwest Coast by Maximilien Bruggmann and Peter R. Gerber.
Oklahoma Seminoles, Medicine, Magic, and Religion by James H. Howard in collaboration with Willie Lena.
American Indian Identities: Today's Changing Perspectives edited by Clifford E. Trafzer.
Oil Age Eskimos by Joseph G. Jorgensen.
The Western Abenakis of Vermont, 1600-1800: War, Migration, and the Survival of an Indian People by Colin G.
Rights of Restoration: Aboriginal Peoples, Creative Arts, and Healing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Archibald
Jonathan Dewar
Carrie Reid
Vanessa Stevens
Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 2010, pp. 2-17
Description
Survey finds that creative arts make a significant contribution to the safety, development and well-being of the participants.
Saskatchewan Indian Religious Beliefs - Alice B. Kehoe. - Booklet. - January 1976.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Alice B. Kehoe
Description
This pamphlet describes the religious beliefs of Aboriginals in Saskatchewan, incorporating rituals, shamans and sun dances in the days before contact with modern beliefs that include Christianity.
Strangers, Partners, Neighbours? The Helluland Archaeology Project
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of History
Pat Sutherland
Description
Provides information on an ongoing research initiative aimed at investigating relationships between the aboriginal peoples and early Europeans who met in the eastern Arctic.
Structural Patterning in Kwakiutl Art and Ritual
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Abraham Rosman
Paula G. Rubel
Man, vol. 25, no. 4, December 1990, pp. 620-639
Description
Shows that the stylistic and representational contrasts in art correspond with the division of the Kwakiutl year based on notions of secular and sacred.
Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-'82
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Wesley Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts by Cyrus Thomas
On Masks, Labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs by William H. Dall
Omaha Sociology by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey
Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States by William H. Holmes
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made by the Bureau of Ethnology During the Field Season of 1881 by William H.
Towards an Art History of Northwest Coast First Nations: 2. Transitional Period (1870-1930)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ira Jacknis
BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 93-100
Description
Brief discussion of the changes in art, including the tools and materials used, during a period of great social and cultural upheaval.
Towards an Art History of Northwest Coast First Nations: 3. Contemporary Period (1930-present)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ira Jacknis
BC Studies, no. 135, pp. 137-143
Description
Brief discussion of art from the time museums ceased collecting extensively to the present, with some discussion on the prominent artists and their particular art form.
Towards an Art History of Northwest Coast First Nations: I."Traditional" Period (1770-1870)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ira Jacknis
BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 47-53
Description
Brief discussion of changes in art from the time of contact with Europeans to the beginning of artifact collection.
Traditional and Contemporary Kwakiutl Winter Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Holm
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 1, 1977, pp. 5-24
Description
Comments on the survival of the Winter Ceremonial of the Southern Kwakiutl but predicts a decline in the ritual with the passing of the elderly and mobility of the younger generation.
Transformations of Meaning: The Life History of a Nuxalk Mask
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa P. Seip
World Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 2, October 1, 1999, pp. 272-287
Description
Cultural biography of a sacred mask of Alk'unta'm, discussing how the meaning and perception of it changed during its journey from its origin to a museum.
A Whalebone Mask From Amaknak Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason S. Rogers
Evguenia V. Anichtchenko
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 48, no. 1, 2011, pp. 66-79
Description
Looks at an Amaknak whalebone mask which offers a look at prehistoric Aleutian ritual and spiritual life.
Will the 'Real' False Face Please Stand Up?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Danford
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 253-272
Description
Replication of these wooden masks, together with the continued carving and use of False Faces, has contributed to the survival and stability of the Iroquois.