The masks are stunning, im mexican and we have also many masked dances from different indigenous groups and for different festivities all over the country so i really appreciate this kind of art, northwestcoast art is just beautiful.
Kiaora kotou. In our carvings the head is taboo, tapu in my tongue or sacred. So the head is given special attention, and is descriptive of the person, ancestor male or female. The eyes are not just eyes as one might assume, but in some cases the eyes might reassemble moons or half moons. Celestial, maramataka Luna calendar, for example, when is the best time to fish, plant and many more. Even the number of teeth might mean days or even months. So it is why the head is important. Though we do not have masks the similarity in attention given to carvings is important, the protruding tongue does not automatically mean war or anger. The body however, can be distorted or out of proportion to the head, again the importance of the head. One must pay attention to the carver who is knowledgeable in his culture or variance between one group even closely related. Colors were dictated by what was available, normally plant materials etc. Thanks for sharing.
Dzunukwa, wild woman of the woods. The movie Shadow of the hawk has a Dzunukwa. This is Sasquatch or Bigfoot with the Indigenous beliefs. I was scared of the Dzunukwa as a kid and dreamed of this creature as an adult as well. Was this creature good or bad I just don't know, or could she just give you bad luck?
The masks are stunning, im mexican and we have also many masked dances from different indigenous groups and for different festivities all over the country so i really appreciate this kind of art, northwestcoast art is just beautiful.
I absolutely love this channel! It's like having TVO on my phone. 😁
Thanks for this!
Thanks a lot for this. It's nice to see how Levi-Strauss' himself basically gives a summary of his book.
Vardø the First, would that book happen to be The Way of the Masks?
Kiaora kotou. In our carvings the head is taboo, tapu in my tongue or sacred. So the head is given special attention, and is descriptive of the person, ancestor male or female. The eyes are not just eyes as one might assume, but in some cases the eyes might reassemble moons or half moons. Celestial, maramataka Luna calendar, for example, when is the best time to fish, plant and many more. Even the number of teeth might mean days or even months. So it is why the head is important. Though we do not have masks the similarity in attention given to carvings is important, the protruding tongue does not automatically mean war or anger. The body however, can be distorted or out of proportion to the head, again the importance of the head. One must pay attention to the carver who is knowledgeable in his culture or variance between one group even closely related. Colors were dictated by what was available, normally plant materials etc. Thanks for sharing.
I love the masks, thank you very much! ✩
うおっ！すごい。レヴィ・ストロースが出てる！
Some of these masks are actually terrifying
18:18 the power of the other way around. 💙
It's good information. Thank's fain
Dzunukwa, wild woman of the woods. The movie Shadow of the hawk has a Dzunukwa. This is Sasquatch or Bigfoot with the Indigenous beliefs. I was scared of the Dzunukwa as a kid and dreamed of this creature as an adult as well. Was this creature good or bad I just don't know, or could she just give you bad luck?
How do these masks and this video represent structuralism? I am doing an assignment for my anthropology class and need help.
Are you at the University of Ottawa xD ??
Read The Way of the Masks by him.
❤️✌️
It's amazing he studies all these years and still doesn't know absolutely nothing
Ilham
I prefer watching at 1.5 time speed
your brains ruined little dopamine addict.