The Arts of the Eskimo Part 1

Description

The agency provided description reads as follows: This episode examines shaman dance masks by the light of oil lamps, which enliven the long Arctic nights. The episode introduces the far north land of the Eskimos, the Inupiag, Inuit and Aleuts, and their unique arts and crafts, which are made from a wide range of materials including ivory, wood, bone, fur, feather, baleen and stone. The episode explains that these traditional arts are very much alive, revealing both practical and ceremonial objects, as well as works by contemporary Native American artists. The producers of this video are the Double Diamond Corporation and Richard A. Byrnes.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media

Series

Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts