Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions
By Andrew Gulliford.
Description
Sacred Objects, Sacred Places combines native oral histories, photographs, drawings, and case studies to present current issues of cultural preservation vital to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Complete with commentaries by native peoples, non-native curators, and archaeologists, this book discusses the repatriation of human remains, the curation and exhibition of sacred masks and medicine bundles, and key cultural compromises for preservation successes in protecting sacred places on private, state, and federal lands.The author traveled thousands of miles over a ten-...
ISBN(s)
0870815792, 9780870815799
