DÉSVEAUX (Emmanuel), ed. Kodiak, Alaska - Lot 67

DÉSVEAUX (Emmanuel), ed. Kodiak, Alaska Paris: Adam Biro / Musée du quai Branly, 2002. Catalog of the exhibition dedicated to the extraordinary collection of Alutiiq masks brought back from Alaska by the French explorer and ethnographer Alphonse Pinart during his 1871 expedition. Assembled at a time when these traditions were still alive, this collection is now one of the most important ethnographic collections preserved in Europe. The book presents more than a hundred ceremonial masks, ritual objects, and historical documents illustrating the spiritual and artistic richness of the peoples of the Gulf of Alaska. Scholarly essays place these works in their cultural and historical context, making this catalog a reference work for the study of Indigenous cultures in the North American Arctic. Richly illustrated in color.