Cajun Mardi Gras Masks [Folk Art and Artists].
by Lindahl, Carl; Ware, Carolyn
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0878059687
- ISBN 13
- 9780878059683
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About This Item
Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1997. 1st ed.. Hardback small square quarto, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, covers little rubbed, two tiny dents rear cover. 96 pp. A study of Cajun Mardi Gras and its traditional maskmaking. Every winter, Cajun Louisiana folk artists assemble unlikely mixtures of material to shape masks for their Mardi Gras celebrations. This fascinating book introduces the artists, the performances, and processes of creating the fantastical masks.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28318
- Title
- Cajun Mardi Gras Masks [Folk Art and Artists].
- Author
- Lindahl, Carl; Ware, Carolyn
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0878059687
- ISBN 13
- 9780878059683
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Place of Publication
- Mississippi
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- society, art, folk art, decorating, crafts, ethnicity, cajun, mardi gras, europe, france, united states, louisiana
- Bookseller catalogs
- DECORATING & CRAFTS;
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Bookhome Sydney
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- Quarto
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