Invisible people
Subtitle: arts of the Amazon : the Mekler collection, Fresno Art Museum, November 24, 1991-May 31, 1992
Publisher: Fresno Art Museum
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Fresno, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Featherwork; Exhibitions; Art collections; Indian featherwork; Private collections; Catalogs; Indian art; Fresno Art Museum
Other titles: Arts of the Amazon; Mekler collection
Description: "This collection illustrates the vibrant cultures of sixty-four tribes that reside in the rain forests of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia. The Mekler Collection of Amazon Arts is one of the largest private collections in the United States"--Page 2.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 79).
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Robert Barrett; title: The Amazon; title: The people / Adam Mekler; title: Insights into the feather arts of the Amazon people / Michael Bernstein; title: Mythology and rituals; title: Kuikuru creation myth; title: Xingu-Waura; title: Lamuricuma: women's ritual dance; title: Wayana-Aparai; title: Tocandira ritual; title: Tapirape; title: Mashco-Amarakaeri; title: Kayapo-Txukahamae; title: Xingu-Kamayura; title: Uvat ritual; title: Wayana-Aparai; title: Xingu; title: fish ceremony; title: Patapu ceremony; title: Waura; title: Sapaciaua festival; title: Jivaro; title: the Tsantsa: shrunken head.