Brett smith sarah c (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 26 x 20.5 cm. 352pp. Black and white photos, end notes, bibliography, index. Brown cloth in dust jacket. Fading to jacket spine. RES Monographs on Anthropology and Aesthetics. From the jacket flap: "The making of Bamana Sculpture describes both the techniques and the rituals used by Bamana blacksmiths in Mali, West Africa, when they carve sacred sculpture. Chronicling the decision making that results in a commission, it provides a detailed account of the carving process and analyzes its meaning. Sarah Brett-Smith demonstrates that Bamana Sculptors compare the process of producing a ritual object both to sexual intercourse and to childbirth. Her study describes how Bamana sculptors become famous artists, how this process requires a shift from a "male" to a "female" gender identity, and why the Bamana believe that the ambitious artist must make tragic sacrifices to win renown.…

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Gift inscription and typed lettering, signed by Brett-Smith. Book measures 26x21.cm. xx,[1],352pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with black lettering. Corner on board lightly bumped. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed, minor nicks/tears, faded. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean inscribed copy. Size: Quarto. Signed by Author.…

Condizione: bon. Cambridge University Press, 1994 in-8 pleine toile, jaquette (352 pages). bon Illustrations dans le texte.