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Detail of wrapper - HIMBA - Nomads of Namibia (jacobsohn1p 150/203 JACO5)
Jacobsohn, Margaret (text); Peter & Beverly Pickford (photographs). HIMBA. Nomads of Namibia. BNo. 1-85368-084-2. First Edition, 1990. Pp: 144; 300mm x 240mm; 1.20kg. Num col, 1 map. Photographers' preface, author's preface, bibliography, glossary, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. New Holland (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1990. (In the harsh, dry and starkly beautiful Kaokoland in the remote north-western corner of Namibia live the Himba, one of Africa's geatest indigenous tribes. For two years, author Margaret Jacobsohn lived with Himba communities - sharing their campfires and attending their rituals, listening to their stories of drama and domesticity, recording details of their customs and practices that form a never-ending link between the past and the present; her first hand descriptions bring the Himba world vividly and authentically to life) (Keywords: Anthropology, Southern Africa, Namibia, Himba).
Book Code: C571 AU$35
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Underwood, Leon. BRONZES OF WEST AFRICA. Ife and Benin. BNo. 85458-090-5. Second Edition, 1968 (1949). Pp: 49; 185mm x 120mm; 0.27kg. 64 b/w(pl), 4 fig, 1 map. Preface, introduction, short bibliography, index and descriptive notes to plates with map. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). Alec Tiranti Ltd, London, 1968. (In this volume the artist-author discusses the bronze art of Ife and Benin. He describes the unheralded appearance in West Africa - at Ife - of the classical style and cire-perdue technique and the inventive use the artists of Benin subsequently made of this new technique of casting large sculpture in bronze) (Keywords: Ethnology, West Africa, Ife, Benin).

Book Code: L647 AU$28
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Underwood, Leon. FIGURES IN WOOD of WEST AFRICA. Statuettes en Bois de l'Afrique Occidentale. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1947. Pp: 50; 185mm x 120mm; 0.17kg. 48 b/w(pl), 1 map. Preface, short bibliography, index and descriptive notes on plates. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor wear on dw & boards). John Tiranti Ltd, London, 1947. (The text is in the English and French language. The author discusses the abstract character of African art, its connection with the customs and beliefs of the African. This volume, together with the companion volume on the Masks of West Africa, form a general introduction to the study of West African art written from an artist's viewpoint) (Keywords: Ethnology, West Africa, Baga, Mendi, Baule, Ashanti, Yoruba).
Book Code: P046 AU$28
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Underwood, Leon. MASKS OF WEST AFRICA. Masques de l'Afrique Occidentale. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1948. Pp: vi, 50; 185mm x 120mm; 0.21kg. 48 b/w(pl), 1 map. Preface, index and descriptive notes to the plates. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor wear on dw & boards). Alec Tiranti Ltd, London, 1948. (The text is in the English and French language. In his introductory essay the author discusses the abstract character of the masks, their background of ritual and ceremony and the then abstract art of the day) (Keywords: Ethnology, West Africa, Baule, Grunsi, Bambara, Mendi).
Book Code: P045 AU$28
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Detail of wrapper - AFRICAN ART - Its Background and Traditions (wassing1p 150/202 WASS1)
Wassing, R.S. AFRICAN ART. Its Background and Traditions. BNo. 0-88168-1466. First UK Edition 1988. Pp: xii, 288; 285mm x 245mm; 1.79kg. 24 col, 240 b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, introduction, appendix, acknowledgments, bibliography. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK) Ltd, London, 1988. (This work attempts to analyse the various aspects of the African artistic tradition by placing the art within its cultural context) (Keywords: Ethnology, Lobi, Lele, Bobo, Guro, Senufo, Ashanti, Maasai, Zande).
Book Code: C486 AU$55
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Willett, Frank. AFRICAN ART. A historical view and introduction to African art. BNo. 0-275-71180-3. Reprinted Edition, 1975 (1971) (pb). Pp: 288; 210mm x 150mm; 0.48kg. 61 col, 200 b/w, 3 maps. Notes, bibliography, acknowledgments, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Praeger Publishers, New York, 1975. (The author has reviewed the astonishing variety and expressive power of the art of this vast continent) (Keywords: Ethnology, Ife, Bantu, Yoruba, Fang, Senufo, Bateke, Ekoi, Ngere).
Book Code: G288 AU$15
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Detail of wrapper - Icon and Image - A study of sacred and secular forms of African classical art (williams20p 150/206 WILL20)
Williams, Denis. ICON AND IMAGE. A Study of Sacred and Secular Forms of African Classical Art. BNo. 0-7139-0477-1. First Edition, 1974. Pp: xviii, 331; 255mm x 195mm; 1.20kg. 219 b/w & fig, 6 tab, 2 maps. Acknowledgments, appendix, bibliography, notes and references, literary sources, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. Allen Lane, London, 1974. (The author has written a magisterial survey of African classical sculpture and metallurgy. This book presents a picture of African history through the examination of techniques and cults associated with particular forms) (Keywords: Ethnology, sculpture, history, Africa, Sango, Yoruba, Gelede, Orisa Ogun, Asante, Benin, Ife, Ogboni).
Book Code: C386 AU$50
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