Living Tradition of Yupik Mask Agayuliyararput, Our Way of Making Prayer

Name: Living Tradition of Yupik Mask Agayuliyararput, Our Way of Making Prayer
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ISBN: 9780295975238

ISBN-10: 0295975237

ISBN-13: 9780295975238

Edition: 1996

Authors: Ann Fienup-Riordan

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For the Yup'ik people of southwestern Alaska, masked dancing has long been a focal point of ceremonial activity. Performed traditionally inside the qasaiq (communal men's house) during festivals, 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. Although masks are infrequently used today, elders still remember their powerful presence and increasingly appreciate them as touchstones of cultural pride - as agayuliyararput, "our way of making prayer". Often used by shamans to facilitate communication and movement between worlds (human and animal, the living and the dead), Yup'ik…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 9.00" wide x 12.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.278
Language: English

ï¿½Ann Fienup-Riordan is a cultural anthropologist and recipient of the Alaska Federation of Natives President's Award for her work with Alaska Natives.

Abbreviations	p. 8
Foreword	p. 10
Preface	p. 13
Acknowledgments	p. 17
Yup'ik Contributors	p. 19
Introduction: Our Way of Making an Exhibit	p. 23
The Masks' History
The Yup'ik People of Western Alaska	p. 33
Masks in Museums: Collecting the Past for the Future	p. 43
The Masks' Meaning
Making the Unseen Seen	p. 59
Masks and the Stories They Tell	p. 101
In the Qasgiq	p. 122
Suppression and Revival of Masked Dancing	p. 140
Making a Mask	p. 151
Human Senses in Yup'ik Iconography and Oral Tradition	p. 161
Dance and Song: The Body and Breath of the Mask	p. 197
Collectors and Collections: New Stories for Old Masks
Collectors Come to the Yukon	p. 217
Kuskowim Collections and Collecting	p. 249
Masks and Masked Dancing at Hooper Bay and Qissunaq	p. 289
Afterword	p. 305
Glossary	p. 307
References	p. 309
Index	p. 315
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