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Making faces : self and image creation in a Himalayan valley /

Taberam Soni, Labh Singh, Amar Singh, and other artists live and work in the hill-villages of the lower Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India. There, they fashion face-images of deities out of thin sheets of precious metal. This book tells the story of these god-makers, the gods they make, and the co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hingorani, Alka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The object
  • The process
  • Speaking of aesthetics
  • The artisan
  • Epilogue.