{"product_id":"9781889963853","title":"Not Just a Pretty Face: Dolls and Human Figurines in Alaska Native Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in a full-color second edition, \u003ci\u003eNot Just a Pretty Face\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging exploration of the role of dolls and doll making in Alaska Native cultures. From ancient ivory carvings to the thriving tourist market, dolls and human figurines have played integral parts in the ritual, economic, and social lives of Native Alaskans. Dolls served as children’s playthings, represented absent community members at ceremonies, and predicted the movements of game animals for shamans. \u003ci\u003eNot Just a Pretty Face\u003c\/i\u003e surveys these and other uses of dolls and figurines, illustrating in beautiful color photographs the diversity of the doll-making tradition in Eskimo, Athabaskan, and Northwest Coast Native communities.\u003cbr\u003eAuthors explore the ethnographic literature, twentieth-century oral histories, and photographic documentation of dolls and the doll-making process. Contemporary doll makers explain, in their own words, how they learned to make dolls and what doll making means to them. The second edition features a photo essay on Rosalie Paniyak of Chevak, one of the most influential doll makers in Alaska today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Just a Pretty Face\u003c\/i\u003e provides a panoramic view of an ancient tradition and situates the art of doll making within a contemporary context. Scholarly, yet accessible, \u003ci\u003eNot Just a Pretty Face\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively contribution to the literature on dolls, anthropology, and Native studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Alaska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059530449136,"sku":"9781889963853","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781889963853","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}