Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits / Caren Loebel-Fried.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loebel-Fried, Caren, author.

Contributor:

Beamer, Nona, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2002]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Ancient Hawaiians lived in a world where all of nature was alive with the spirits of their ancestors. These aumakua have lived on through the ages as family guardians and take on many natural forms, thus linking many Hawaiians to the animals, plants, and natural phenomena of their island home. Individuals have a reciprocal relationship with their guardian spirits and offer worship and sacrifice in return for protection, inspiration, and guidance. Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits is told in words and pictures by award-winning artist Caren Loebel-Fried. The ancient legends are brought to life in sixty beautiful block prints, many vibrantly colored, and narrated in a lively "read-aloud" style, just as storytellers of old may have told them hundreds of years ago. Notes are included, reflecting the careful and extensive research done for this volume at the Bishop Museum Library and Archives in Honolulu and at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. A short section on the process of creating the block prints that illustrate the book is also included. The matching poster of "A Chance Meeting with the Iiwi" measures 22 x 28 inches.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Beamer, Nona

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: 'Ulu, the Breadfruit

Part Two: Kōlea, the Plover

Part Three: Manō, the Shark

Part Four: IPU, the Gourd

Part Five: Pueo, the Owl

About the Block Prints

General Sources

Legend Sources

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824845803

0824845803

OCLC:

1013957248