Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei (A Latitude 20 Book)

McDonald, Marie A.; Weissich, Paul R.

ISBN 10: 0824826493 / ISBN 13: 9780824826499

Verlag: University of Hawai'i Press, 2003

Beschreibung

Signed by both authors with an additional inscription by Weissich on the title page. Front corners slightly rolled, small surface scratches and minor edge wear to the jacket.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007450

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei (A Latitude 20 Book)
• Verlag: University of Hawai'i Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0824826493
• ISBN-13: 9780824826499
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
• Signiert: Signed by Author(s)
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Americana
  • Botany

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

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 cultural uses and special meanings of lei prior to Western contact. Many are introduced by poems especially written for this work by master ""kumu hula"", linguist and ethnologist Pualani kanaka'ole Kanahele. The authors present the lei art form in not ony words, but also pictures. Colour photographs showcase each plant and lei (shown by itself or worn), as well as places throughout the Islands associated specific flowers and plants. An appendix includes a complete list of lei plants, basic instructions for their propagation and other sources for material.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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 Plants for Tropical Landscapes: A Gardener's Guide.