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The false faces of the Iroquois
- Title
- The false faces of the Iroquois / William N. Fenton.
- Author
- Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005.
- Publication
- Norman ; London : University of Oklahoma Press, [1987]
- [Composition by G&S Typesetters]
- [Printed by Thomson-Shore]
- [Bound by John Dekker & Sons]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | E99.I7 F45 1987 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
- Description
- xxi, 522 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Series Statement
- The Civilization of the American Indian series ; [178]
- Uniform Title
- Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 178.
- Subject
- Iroquois masks
- Iroquois Indians > Rites and ceremonies
- Indians of North America > New York (State) > Rites and ceremonies
- Indians of North America > Ontario > Rites and ceremonies
- Indians of North America
- Masks > United States
- Masks > Canada
- Indians of North America > Rites and ceremonies
- Indians, North American
- Masks
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America > Rites and ceremonies
- Iroquois Indians > Rites and ceremonies
- Iroquois masks
- Masques iroquois
- Iroquois (Indiens) > Rites et cérémonies
- United States
- Canada
- New York (State)
- Ontario
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 509-516.
- Contents
- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Orthography -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Part one -- 2. Mask types -- 3. Historical setting -- 4. Time perspective -- Part two -- 5. The society of faces, or the false face company -- 6. The window of tradition -- 7. Of dreams, collectors, scared children, and bundles -- Part three -- 8. Ritual equipment : The props to the ceremony -- 9. Carving styles -- Part four -- 10. The rituals of the society -- 11. The rites at Coldspring, Tonawanda, and Six Nations -- 12. Family feasts -- 13. "Indian new year" -- Part five -- 14. The society of husk faces, or bushy heads -- 15. Props to the ceremony -- 16. The great husk face drama -- Part six -- 17. Prominence and climax -- Part seven -- 18. Comparisons and implications for ethnology -- 19. Alternative interpretations of eastern masking -- Part eight -- 20. Postlude : The startling parallel of carnival in Europe -- 21. Conclusions.
- ISBN
- 0806120398
- 9780806120393
- LCCN
- 86019360
- OCLC
- ocm14187683
- 14187683
- SCSB-1171606
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library