Earle Edwin Illustrations (1 results)

Hopi Kachinas
EARLE, Edwin (illustrations; note); Edward A. Kennard (text; preface); Ruth Benedict (foreword)
Published by Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, New York, 1971
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond Edition, Revised. Octavo (26cm); light orange cloth-covered boards with titling and decoration stamped in red on spine and front cover; 50pp; black-and-white illustrations throughout, with concluding full-page color plate illustrations. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. A Near Fine copy. Text includes the First Edition's preface by Kennard and foreword by Benedict, with an additional preface written by Kennard for this revised edition. Explores the role of Kachinas in Hopi life, materials for Kachina, the dance, and the Niman Kachina Ceremony. [87374]. …