The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks: Agayuliyararput, Our Way of Making Prayer by Fienup-Riordan, Ann; Meade, Marie [translator] - 1996

University of Washington Press in association with the Anchorage Museum of History and Art and the Anchorage Museum Association, Seattle & London, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: McWayne, Barry [photography]. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Blue cloth with silver lettering over boards, 320 pages, References, Index, extensively illustrated in color and black and white. "For the Yup-ik people of southwestern Alaska, masked dancing has long been a focal point of ceremonial activity... the dances feature face and finger masks that make visible the world of helping spirits and extraordinary beings, and are specially made to tell particular stories." Illustrated dust jacket is lightly rubbed. Illustrator: McWayne, Barry [photography]. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 1 oz. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Exhibition Catalogue; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 013190. .