Titre
Reading Rock Art. Interpreting The Indian Rock Paintings of the Canadian Shield.
Auteur
Rajnovich, Grace
Langue
anglais
ISBN
0920474721
Éditeur
Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc., Toronto, Canada
Prix
€ 100,00(Excl. toute livraison)
Détails
1994, First Printing June 1994, 191 pp., paperback, incl. numerous illustrations, b/w historical pictures, maps, index, bibliography, excellent condition.
Plus d'informations
More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec, across Ontario and as far west as Saskatchewan. The pictographs are the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibway, whose roots may extend to the beginnings of human occupancy in the region almost 10,000 years ago.
Archaeologist Grace Rajnovich spent fourteen years of field research uncovering a multitude of clues as to the meanings of the paintings. She has written a text which is unique in its ability to "see" the paintings from a traditional native viewpoint. Skilfully weaving the imagery, metaphors and traditions of the Cree and Ojibway, the author has recaptured the poetry and wisdom of an ancient culture.
Chief Willie Wilson of the Rainy River Band considers Grace?s work "innovative and original."
Inhoudsopgave
1 Visions in the Quest for Medicine
2 Dating Rock Art
3 Secular and Sacred Picture Writing
4 Interpreting the Rock Paintings using Algonkian Picture Writing
5 A Stone is filled with Spirit Power
My Painting Makes Me a Manitou
Footnotes
List of Figures
Alphabetical List of Rock Art Sites Mentioned in the Text
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Archaeologist Grace Rajnovich spent fourteen years of field research uncovering a multitude of clues as to the meanings of the paintings. She has written a text which is unique in its ability to "see" the paintings from a traditional native viewpoint. Skilfully weaving the imagery, metaphors and traditions of the Cree and Ojibway, the author has recaptured the poetry and wisdom of an ancient culture.
Chief Willie Wilson of the Rainy River Band considers Grace?s work "innovative and original."
Inhoudsopgave
1 Visions in the Quest for Medicine
2 Dating Rock Art
3 Secular and Sacred Picture Writing
4 Interpreting the Rock Paintings using Algonkian Picture Writing
5 A Stone is filled with Spirit Power
My Painting Makes Me a Manitou
Footnotes
List of Figures
Alphabetical List of Rock Art Sites Mentioned in the Text
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
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