FROM MYTH TO CREATION

University of Illinois Press, 1988

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Year of publication

1988

ISBN

0252060202

Author

Whitten, Dorothea S., Norman E Whitten

Publishers

University of Illinois Press

Keyword

cognitive, symbolic, World, native, potters, woodworders, Region, radical, art, culture, Symbolism, Amazon, Ecuador, perspective, Canelos, Quichua, artisans, Brazil, Ecuadorian, Amazon, sculpture, Bowl, Figurine, Drinking, Vessel,

Binding description

Dust jacket

State of preservation

Very Good

Binding

Softcover

Inscribed

First edition

Description

Exhibition catalog in excellent condition for the show of the same title presented by the Krannert Art Museum, April - May 1988. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Covers show very light shelf wear, otherwise as new. 64 pages in large format filled with b&w images, several per page, with a color section also featuring large prints. The book offers a dramatic inside view of the cognitive and symbolic world of native potters and woodworders from a region undergoing radical change. Extensively illustrated by more than a hundred images this volume presents art, culture, and symbolism of Amazonian Ecuador from the perspective of Canelos Quichua artisans.