Shapono
By: [Yanomami Owë Mamotima, Laura Anderson Barbata]
Contributors: Anderson, Laura, 1958-
Publisher: Escuela Intercultural Bilingüe Yanomami
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Platanal, [Amazonas, Venezuela]
Language: sai; spa
Subjects: Yanomamo Indians; Folklore; Legends; Yanomamo painting; Block printing; Hand-printed books; Handmade Paper
Other titles: Yanomami Owë Mamotima, Laura Anderson Barbata
Notes: Illustrated folktale of the brothers who taught the Yanomami how to build a house. Block printed book on handmade paper sewn with thread to a split stick spine.

Book is dated 1996 on back cover; each of the last three numbers is inverted.

"This is ... a limited edition of 50. Made in the Yanomami Community of Platanal in the state of Amazonas of Venezuela in November of 2000 ... the result of a community effort and collaboration involving the elders, scholars and youth working in the self-development project Yanomami Owe Mamotima ... signed by the leader of this project"--Printed card laid in.

"The paper is hand made using abaca, the thread is kurathasi, and the pigment on the spine is onoto. The cover is a blend of shiki with abaca. The plates are rubber and printed using a water based ink"--Printed card laid in.

Issued in a linen-covered clamshell box 37 cm.

Accompanied by: "Yanomami Owë Mamotima Paper" = "Papel Yanomami Owë Mamotima" (1 sheet ; 28 cm.); "Traducción del texto del libro Shapono" = "Translation of the text from the book Shapono" (1 sheet : col. ill., ports ; 28 cm.); flier advertising Shapono and the Amazon paper project, including the Best Book of the Year Award bestowed on it in 1999 by the Venezuelan Ministry of Education (1 sheet : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.); 1 DVD, in Yanomami, that was issued to accompany an exhibition on the making of this book and the Yanomami Owë Mamotima organization.

Accompanying DVD-R may not be compatible on all DVD players or drives.

Accompanying DVD has date: 10 May 2004.

Text in Yanomami language; accompanying material in Spanish.