Fire in the hole : the spirit work of Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors : a collaborative ethnography with the committee members of Fi Yi Yi / edited by Rachel Breunlin ; photographs by Jeffrey David Ehrenreich.
Publisher:
The Neighborhood Story Projectan imprint of the University of New Orleans Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
x, 190 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (color) ; 31 x 24 cm
"A lushly illustrated oral history of the Black Indians of New Orleans. You're sure to be swept away by their total performance art: the brilliant masking traditions of a Black Creole culture, which endures because it changes all the time." -- Page 4 of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190).
Summary:
"During Mardi Gras, spectators wait for the approach of the Mardi Gras Indians, a sublime spectacle of dancing, chanting, and gorgeous hand-sewn costumes. But rarely are they shown the human stories behind this unique New Orleans tradition. Told through a collective oral history, [this book] weaves together the voices of costumers, anthropologists, and photographers to offer the previously undocumented stories of crafting costumes, tribe formations, and political engagement that has been so important to generations of New Orleanians"--Amazon.com.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.