Guatemala's masks & drama /

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Author / Creator:Pieper, Jim.
Imprint:Torrance, Calif. : Pieper and Associates ; Albuquerque : Distributed by University of New Mexico Press, c2006.
Description:283 p. : col. ill., map ; 32 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6105289
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Varying Form of Title:Guatemala's masks and drama
ISBN:082634142X
0826341438
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 280).
Standard no.:9780826341426
9780826341433
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Guatemala-Into Today's World
  • 2. The Evolution of the Mask
  • 3. The Essence of the Mask, Materials, and Carvers
  • 4. Patina, a Mask Surface
  • 5. Acquiring and Collecting of a Mask
  • 6. Renting the Mask and Costume-Morerias
  • Tomas Buchan, Chichicastenango
  • Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango
  • Moreria de Solola, Barrio El Calvario Solola
  • Moreria de San Antonio de Aguas Calientes, Suchitepequez
  • Moreria Tistoj and Moreria Alejandro Tistoj y Hijos, San Cristobal, Totonicapan
  • 7. The Dance/Drama Observation
  • 8. Dance of the Hunt, Deer, and Animals
  • Script: Dance of the Animals
  • 9. Monkey, the Rope Testers, and Guacamaya
  • Monkey
  • Rope Testers
  • Guacamaya
  • 10. Dance of the Tun
  • 11. Patzcar/Goiter Dance
  • 12. Dance of the Moors and Christians, Conquest, Charlemagne, Alvarado, and Malinche
  • Script: Segment Dance of Conquest
  • Script: Moor King
  • 13. Dance of the Conquest, Tecun Uman, and Ajitz
  • Script: Atitlan Dance of the Conquest
  • Ajitz
  • 14. Saint George and the Dragon, Baile de la Serpiente
  • 15. Torito/Mexicano/Vaquero and Negrito
  • Script: Baile de los Vaqueros
  • Script: Baile de los Mexicanos
  • 16. Crucifixion, A Christian Drama
  • 17. Devil
  • Script: La Legenda de los 24 Diablos
  • Script: An Angel, Devil and the Drunkard
  • 18. Folk Saints with Masks; San Simon/Maximon and Judas
  • 19. Xecalcojes, Palo Volador, Gigante, and Protest
  • Xecalcojes
  • Palo Volador
  • Gigante
  • Mask of Protest
  • 20. Clowns/Baile Tipica/Disfraces and Pachee: Real or Fabrication?
  • References
  • Sources of Photographs and Objects
  • Collections/Photographs by Individual and Institutions