Iroquois Eagle Dance: An Offshoot of the Calumet Dance - Paperback
by William N. Fenton (Author)
Originally published as Bulletin 156 of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution in 1953, this volume explores the celebration of the Eagle Dance in New York and Canada during the 1930s and its relationship to the widespread Calumet Dance of the 17th century. Also included is Kurath 's detailed analysis of the Eagle Dance music and choreography, based on Fenton's recordings and on her own observations of local performances.
Originally published as Bulletin 156 of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution in 1953, this volume explores the celebration of the Eagle Dance in New York and Canada during the 1930s and its relationship to the widespread Calumet Dance of the 17th century. Also included is Kurath's detailed analysis of the Eagle Dance music and choreography, based on Fenton's recordings and on her own observations of local performances.
William N. Fenton is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of The False Faces of the Iroquois, The Roll Call of the lroq1wis Chiefs, and editor of Parker on the Iroquois.
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