Akkanat
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Akkanat Maneshev is a Shaman and an elder from the Sibirga Nation known for his travels throughout Siberia and keeping traditional culture alive. He is also a traditional Native Siberian artist. He prefers working with natural materials rather than working with paper and paint, though he does graphics and paintings as well. He is the keeper of traditions and holder of a great amount of mythological material passed down to him through centuries by his ancestors. He lives in the forest, 100 kilometers from the city Novokuznetsk. He lives a traditional lifestyle connected to nature proving him truly indigenous. His shaman amulets and his items made of birch bark, as well as his paintings, are well known in the surrounding cities. Art historians say that his work possesses unique aboriginal beauty. During the Soviet era he was persecuted for being a Shaman. In 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union Shaman Akkanat was once again free to practice his culture. Now in the post-Soviet era his artwork is in private collections of people from Russia, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Great Britain, Finland, and in the Novokuzntesk Art Museum.
[edit] External links
- Native Siberian ArtWebpage on a Russian Federation based website dedicated to Shaman Akkanat's Artwork
- www.sibirga.com Website dedicated to Shaman Akkanat's Artwork
- SNTC News and Views from the Native WorldSNTC News and Views article quoting Shaman Akkanat
- www.nativeweb.org Nativeweb. Org member artists listing Shaman Akkanat
- www.miigi.com Miigihan-Kurt Co. member artists listing Shaman Akkanat
