Mountain Patterns the Survival of Nuosu Culture in China
- List Price: $26.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr
- Publish date: 03/01/2000
An introductory chapter presents the history and culture of the Nuosu, and essays illustrate each of the traditional visual arts: wooden house architecture, featuring intricate post-and-beam construction and carved decoration; clothing and textiles, including elaborate needlework; red-yellow-black lacquerware, seen in both traditional village-made and modern factory-made versions; silversmithing and jewelry; musical instruments and their use; and two aspects of the ritual culture of the bimo priests -- ceremonies for the souls of deceased ancestors and rituals to expel and exorcise ghosts.
Mountain Patterns includes photographs representing every corner of Nuosu territory and displaying a wide variety of regional styles. The book is designed to accompany an exhibit at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington.
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