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Kuna Art and Shamanism : An Ethnographic Approach /
"Known for their beautiful textile art, the Kuna of Panama have been scrutinized by anthropologists for decades. Perhaps surprisingly, this scrutiny has overlooked the magnificent Kuna craft of nuchukana--wooden anthropomorphic carvings--which play vital roles in curing and other Kuna rituals....
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Island, gardens, and ancient trees
- Alterity and the populated forest
- Carving and the transformation of male fertility
- Amniotic designs
- From the perspective of the mother
- Tarpa, or what lies between us
- Images of alterity
- Sculptural forms.