Title

Interview with Demond Melancon, Big Chief of the Young Seminole Hunters.

Authors

Kim Vaz-Deville, Xavier University of LouisianaFollow
Lexcie Thomas, Xavier University of LouisianaFollow

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Description

Interview with contemporary artist Demond Melancon by Kim Vaz-Deville at his home in New Orleans. He talked about the history of his association with Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, his own family connections to the Indian tribes, the Mardi-Gras Indian suits and the masks he made and representations of african heritage.

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publisher

Xavier University of Louisiana.

City

New Orleans, Louisiana

Keywords

Mardi Gras Indians, Mardi Gras Indian suites, Mardi Gras Indian Masks

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Digital Humanities

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Comments

Filmed and edited by Lexcie Thomas.

Produced and directed by Kim Vaz-Deville.

Time: 43 minutes

Recommended Citation

Vaz-Deville, Kim and Thomas, Lexcie, "Interview with Demond Melancon, Big Chief of the Young Seminole Hunters." (2020). Mystery in Motion: African American Spirituality in Mardi Gras. 15.
https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/masked/15