Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions

by Andrew Gulliford

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870815792
• ISBN13: 9780870815799
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 10.6"