Hans Himmelheber Bücher
31. Mai 1908 – 27. November 2003
Where the echo began and other oral traditions from Southwestern Alaska
- 220 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
In this text, the Native people of southwestern Alaska share the traditional stories that form the expressive core of their culture with a young German scholar. The stories were recorded and compiled in the 1930s in communities on Nunivak Island and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Text of observations on Yupik Eskimo arts made in the Kuskokwim are in the mid-1930s, including description of ceremonies, carving of masks, drum and kayak painting, story knives (drawing on the ground while story telling), carving of wooden bowls and string games.
Negerkunst Und Negerkunstler
- 484 Seiten
- 17 Lesestunden
Prés de l'éd.: Ce rapport historique sur la culture des Dan parut il y a soixante ans. Il est maintenant publié pour la première fois en français grâce à une collaboration de la Fondation Koble des Mandé Sud à Man (Côte d'Ivoire) et la Archives Hans Himmelheber du Museum Rietberg à Zürich