Journey to Hopi LandJourney to Hopi Land
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Current format, Book, 2006, , In-library use only. Offered in 0 more formatsA lavishly photographed, authorized portrait of Hopi culture draws on historical information from the Hopi Cultural Center Museum and traces the civilization's 1,500-year presence in northern Arizona, in a volume that also showcases famous Hopi arts and crafts, from pottery and textiles to architecture and woodcarvings.
Draws on historical information from the Hopi Cultural Center Museum to trace the Hopi presence in northern Arizona, in a volume that also showcases Hopi arts and crafts, from pottery and textiles to architecture and woodcarvings.
Featuring newly published material from collections of the Hopi Cultural Center Museum in Second Mesa, Arizona, Silas, a Tewa- Hopi and the museum's director, traces the ancestry of her people and explains their beliefs and traditions. Photographs feature their skilled craftsmanship, e.g., in historic and contemporary pottery, jewelry, basketry, and kachina dolls (representing ancestral spirits). A map shows the vast expanse of Hopi Land in northern Arizona. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Welcome to Hopi Land: turquoise skies, sun-washed pueblos, traditional lifeways, and modern people.
Visit the land, art, and culture of the Hopi people, with Anna Silas, director of the Hopi Cultural Center Museum, as your guide. Hopi Land, located in northern Arizona, encompasses three spectacular mesas surrounded by 1.6 million acres of tutsqua, or homeland. Here the Hopi people have lived continuously since A.D. 500, following a way of life based on humility, cooperation, respect, and earth stewardship. Throughout this beautifully illustrated book, historical and cultural information comes to life in vintage and contemporary photographs. Illustrations also showcase world-famous Hopi arts and crafts, including pottery, textiles, jewelry, basketry, architecture, painting, and woodcarvings of divine ancestral spirits called katsinam. 35 color & b/w photos.
Draws on historical information from the Hopi Cultural Center Museum to trace the Hopi presence in northern Arizona, in a volume that also showcases Hopi arts and crafts, from pottery and textiles to architecture and woodcarvings.
Featuring newly published material from collections of the Hopi Cultural Center Museum in Second Mesa, Arizona, Silas, a Tewa- Hopi and the museum's director, traces the ancestry of her people and explains their beliefs and traditions. Photographs feature their skilled craftsmanship, e.g., in historic and contemporary pottery, jewelry, basketry, and kachina dolls (representing ancestral spirits). A map shows the vast expanse of Hopi Land in northern Arizona. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Welcome to Hopi Land: turquoise skies, sun-washed pueblos, traditional lifeways, and modern people.
Visit the land, art, and culture of the Hopi people, with Anna Silas, director of the Hopi Cultural Center Museum, as your guide. Hopi Land, located in northern Arizona, encompasses three spectacular mesas surrounded by 1.6 million acres of tutsqua, or homeland. Here the Hopi people have lived continuously since A.D. 500, following a way of life based on humility, cooperation, respect, and earth stewardship. Throughout this beautifully illustrated book, historical and cultural information comes to life in vintage and contemporary photographs. Illustrations also showcase world-famous Hopi arts and crafts, including pottery, textiles, jewelry, basketry, architecture, painting, and woodcarvings of divine ancestral spirits called katsinam. 35 color & b/w photos.
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- Tucson, Ariz. : Rio Nuevo Publishers, c2006.
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