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Schiffer Publishing, 2009-02-28. Paperback. Good.
Hula Ki'i: Hawaiian Puppetry by Katharine Luomala - 1984
by Katharine Luomala
Hula Ki'i: Hawaiian Puppetry
by Katharine Luomala
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Laie, Hawaii: Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1984. 1st edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Very scarce book about little known Hawaiian art.
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Institute for Polynesian Studies, Laie, Hawaii, funded by the Polynesian Cultural Center, Brigham Young University, Hawaii Campus, Laie, 1984, hardcover with dj, 185pp., including 32 pages of photos and drawings. (Etching on the front cover by Jean Charlot.
Almost fine condition, pages very clean and unmarked, no spots or foxing. DJ very good with minor shelf wear and only one small tear on top of front.
"Hawaiian Hula ki'i (Image Dance) has nearly disappeared. However, in it's 19th-century heyday it took many forms in spite of attempts by missionaries to suppress such "folly and vanity". Hand puppets (ki'i), with their manipulator hidden behind a screen, danced hulas and acted in ribald slapstick kits full of double-talk based on comic legendary scenes and current scandals. (...) (from front flap).
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Institute for Polynesian Studies, Laie, Hawaii, funded by the Polynesian Cultural Center, Brigham Young University, Hawaii Campus, Laie, 1984, hardcover with dj, 185pp., including 32 pages of photos and drawings. (Etching on the front cover by Jean Charlot.
Almost fine condition, pages very clean and unmarked, no spots or foxing. DJ very good with minor shelf wear and only one small tear on top of front.
"Hawaiian Hula ki'i (Image Dance) has nearly disappeared. However, in it's 19th-century heyday it took many forms in spite of attempts by missionaries to suppress such "folly and vanity". Hand puppets (ki'i), with their manipulator hidden behind a screen, danced hulas and acted in ribald slapstick kits full of double-talk based on comic legendary scenes and current scandals. (...) (from front flap).
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- Publisher Institute for Polynesian Studies
- Place of Publication Laie, Hawaii
- Date Published 1984
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Supernatural Hawaii
by Judi Thompson; Introduction-Katharine Luomala
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Specialized Studies In Polynesian Anthropology [Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 193]
by Luomala, Katharine et al
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Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1947. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original brown printed wraps, stitched into library pamphlet binding (ex-library with markings, some wear). Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 193.
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Specialized Studies In Polynesian Anthropology
by Luomala, Katharine And Others
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Honolulu, Hawaii: The Museum, 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88 Pages.
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Oceanic, American Indian and African Myths of Snaring the Sun
by Luomala, Katharine
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
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NY: Kraus Reprint Co., 1971 58pp. Reprint of Bulletin 168 published by the Bernice P. Bishop museum of Honolulu, Hawaii in 1940. Front wrap has a small stain. Spine and edges of wraps have light sunning. Front wrap has a very light three-inch crease at the top tip. Text is clean and unmarked.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus.
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Oceanic, American Indian, and African Myths of Snaring the Sun.
by Luomala, Katharine
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Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. (mythology, folklore, sol) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
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The Menehune of Polynesia and Other Mythical Little People of Oceana
by Luomala, Katharine
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Kraus Reprint Co, 1971. Paperback. Very Good. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 203. 95 pp. Bibliography, Index. A very nice, unread copy.
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The Cyrtosperma systematic pattern. Aspects of production in the gilbert Islands
by Katharine Luomala
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Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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New Zealand: The Journal of the Polynesian Society. Good. Paperback. 1974. in JPS pages 14 to 34 .
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Ethnobotany of the Gilbert Islands: Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 213
by Luomala, Katharine
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Honolulu, HI: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1953. Retired library copy with usual stickers, stamps, labels and marks; Textblock clean and tight; Bumped corners, sunned spine, several creases down spine, moisture rippled back cover. 129pp., including annotated checklist, literature cited, and index.. First Edition. Printed Wraps. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library Paperback.
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Oceanic, American Indian, and African Myths of Snaring the Sun
by Katharine Luomala
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- 9781258495923 / 1258495929
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Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Paperback / softback. New.
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Navaho Life of Yesterday and Today
by Katharine Luomala
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- 9781163139530 / 116313953x
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