Shapono
By: [Yanomami Owë Mamotima, Laura Anderson Barbata].
Contributors: Anderson, Laura, 1958-; Artists' Books Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Escuela Intercultural Bilingüe Yanomami
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Platanal, Amazonas [Venezuela]
Language: spa
Subjects: Yanomamo Indians -- Venezuela -- Folklore.; Indians of South America -- Venezuela -- Folklore.; Folklore -- Venezuela -- Amazonas.; Legends -- Venezuela -- Amazonas.; Yanomamo painting -- Venezuela.; Block printing -- Venezuela -- Amazonas.; Hand-printed books -- Venezuela -- Amazonas.; Paper, Handmade -- Venezuela -- Amazonas.
Genres: Folklore.
Other titles: Yanomami Owë Mamotima, Laura Anderson Barbata
Notes: Text in Yanomami language.
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.
Accompanied by: "Yanomami Owë Mamotima Paper" = "Papel Yanomami Owë Mamotima" (1 sheet ; 22 x 28 cm.); "Traducción del texto del libro Shapono" = "Translation of the text from the book Shapono" (1 sheet : col. ill., ports ; 22 x 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. ; 22 x 28 cm.).
LC has copy no. 5 signed in pencil by J.B. Hakihiiwċ.