The Cashinahua of Peru
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THE CASHINAHUA OF EASTERN PERUKenneth Kensinger, Phyllis Rabineau, Helen Tanner, Susan G. Ferguson, Alice Dawson1975, 238 pp., 235 b&w photos, illustrations, 4 color plates.Arriving as a missionary and leaving as an anthropologist, Kenneth Kensinger spent many years with the Cashinahua. This catalog of his collectionincludes 50 photos from the field, analyses of Cashinahua material culrue, and Kensinger's discussions about the process of learning their language and the ways in which the Cashinahua order their world. Essays by other authors examine the artist craft techniques, and artistic evaluation within the community.
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