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Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei (A Latitude 20 Book)
McDonald, Marie A, Weissich, Paul R
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Description for Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei (A Latitude 20 Book)
Hardcover. The authors have collected written and oral information to reveal the significance of making and wearing lei - the expression of traditional Hawaiian culture and once an essential part of community and family life. This volume covers 85 flowers and plants used in traditional lei construction. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 200 pages, 254 colour illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHBT; JHMC; WFW; WMPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Lei are the very expression of traditional Hawaiian culture and were once an essential part of community and family life. Following in the footsteps of Samuel Kamakau, Abraham Fornander and others, the authors have collected here a wealth of written and oral information to reveal the significance of making and wearing lei and their role in Hawaiian ritual and dance. This volume covers 85 flowers and plants (and another dozen colour variations) used in traditional lei construction. They are arranged according to their Hawaiian names and accompanied by botanical information and descriptions gleaned from legends and chants that illustrate the ... Read more
Lei are the very expression of traditional Hawaiian culture and were once an essential part of community and family life. Following in the footsteps of Samuel Kamakau, Abraham Fornander and others, the authors have collected here a wealth of written and oral information to reveal the significance of making and wearing lei and their role in Hawaiian ritual and dance. This volume covers 85 flowers and plants (and another dozen colour variations) used in traditional lei construction. They are arranged according to their Hawaiian names and accompanied by botanical information and descriptions gleaned from legends and chants that illustrate the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press
Condition
New
Series
A Latitude 20 Book
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824826499
SKU
V9780824826499
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Ref
99-3
About McDonald, Marie A, Weissich, Paul R
Marie A. McDonald, ethnologist, educator, and master lei maker, was recognized as a "Master of Traditional Arts" by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1990. Her first book, Ka Lei, remains in print after a quarter century. Paul R. Weissich is former director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens. He is a consultant and landscape architect and is coauthor of ... Read more
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