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Chart of Head & Face Masks Nightway Ceremonial

Berard Haile

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Author of Head & Face Masks in Navajo Ceremonialism in 1947, Haile's book was reprinted in both English and Navajo.

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Description	Author of Head & Face Masks in Navajo Ceremonialism in 1947, Haile's book was reprinted in both English and Navajo.
About the Artist	(1874-1961, American) Father Berard Haile, O.F.M. was a Franciscan priest and one of the foremost authorities on Navajo anthropology. He entered the Franciscan Order in 1891 and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1898. Haile spent 2 years as an assistant pastor in Illinois before being appointed Father Superior’s (Anselm Weber) assistant at St. Michael’s Mission in Cienega, Arizona. He became what the Navajo called an “Ednishodi” or long-robed one. And with the exception of brief interludes, Haile spent the rest of his life on the Navajo Reservation. He believed immersing oneself into an indigenous culture before preaching, therefore, he quickly learned the Navajo language to better serve. He traveled around the reservation helping to set up a network of schools, clinics and churches. He developed a deep interest in Native American culture and wrote dozens of books and articles on the Navajo language, ethnology, and ceremonialism. In the 1920s, Haile enrolled in the Catholic University of America and earned a Master of Arts. He then went on to Bonaventure College in New York and received his doctorate. From 1930 to 1933, He served as Definitor of the Province of St. John the Baptist in Detroit. In 1930, the University of Chicago appointed Haile a research associate in the Department of Anthropology. His scholarship laid the foundation for the study of the Navajo language and culture. In 1935, the federal Indian Service hired Haile to teach Native Americans to read and write their own language in New Mexico and Arizona, and the following year he was asked by the Navajo to survey their tribal lands. The Museum of Arizona holds Father Haile's considerable archives.
Culture	USA
Style	Nostalgic American Indian
Medium	Screenprint (silkscreen, serigraph) on paper
Sight size	30 3/4" height X 21 3/4" width
Frame	Black metal sectional molding, regular glass
Frame size	31 1/4" height X 22 1/4" width
Date of creation	1947
Condition	Excellent to good, horizontal indentation at viewer's upper left 1 3/4" length
Provenance	APF
Publisher	St. Michael's Press, Arizona

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Chart of Head & Face Masks Nightway Ceremonial

Berard Haile

Savvy Price $1,100.00

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