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Guatemala's Masks and Drama |
Author: Jim Pieper
Published: 2006-08-16 |
List price: $45.00
Our price: $33.00
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Superb!
Any interested in primitive masks in general and Guatemala's arts in particular must have Guatemala's Masks & Drama: gorgeous full-page full color displays of masks both on wall and in use accompany a detailed discussion of the development of masking, dance and drama in Guatemala. From unique mask and costume rental organizations to folk deities, ritual masks, figures, and celebrations, Guatemala's Masks & Drama brings the reader right into the culture and traditions of the country. Superb!
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
masks in Guatemalan native culture with numerous color photos
"The book aims to expose both the knowledgeable and novice collector to new levels of understanding." It does this by sharply-focused color photographs of hundreds of all types of Guatemalan masks with annotations in conjunction with Pieper's expert text on the cultural context of masks, guidance on evaluating masks' surfaces for appreciation of patina, dating, and clues as to use, and also spotting repairs, with directions for making repairs of one's own if desirable. The foundation of this distinctive work on the Guatemalan masks which have an integral part in the country's social, tribal, and religious festivities and ceremonies is Pieper's own large collection of masks; which has been exhibited in noted museums. The author is also a noted ethnographic photographer and recognized expert on masks and religious beliefs and practices who lectures on these topics. Masks of jaguars, monkeys, deer, tapers, and other Central American animals go back to pre-Columbian Native American culture. Later masks of Spanish soldiers and nobles evidence Guatemala's colonial experience and the blending of the traditional religion with Catholicism during it. Masks continue to be used in social and religious occasions. Craftsmen still make them, and there are stores which rent them. Pieper opens up this subject for any reader, and in so doing relates much information for collectors in identifying and evaluating masks.
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