Synopses & Reviews
Review
"There is no doubt as to the completeness of Fenton's effort and the significance of this contribution to Iroquoian studies, specifically, and to anthropology generally. Equally important, the book stands as a monument to Iroquois culture and is a testimony to Fenton's long and devoted career as an Iroquois scholar." Western Historical Quarterly
Review
"Beautifully illustrated, this volume contains many black-and-white photographs and 24 false faces and husk faces in striking color. A treasure for those interested in Iroquoisana and the Native American, the volume is certainly the definitive work on the subject." Choice
Review
"The volume is a marvelous evocation and exemplification of the best methods of classical Americanist ethnography as taught by Franz Boas and his students, to which is added the important dimension of change documented both by the historical record and by decades of observation." William C. Sturtevant, Curator of North American Ethnology of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
About the Author
William N. Fenton is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, State University of New York at Albany. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he received the Ph.D. degree from Yale University and the LL.D. from Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. He is the acknowledged dean of Iroquois studies, having devoted most of his long career to the pursuit of American ethnology and ethnohistory with particular emphasis on the Iroquois and associated groups. He
has received many awards honoring his achievements, including the Cornplanter Medal for Iroquois Research, the Citizen Laureate Award of the University of Albany Foundation, and the Distinguished Service Award of the American Anthropological Association, and he was named Doyen of Iroquois Studies at the Conference on Iroquois Research held in 1979.