Strathern andrew essay (4 risultati)

softcover. Condizione: Fine copy. 1st. 4to, 143 pp. Illus. with photos (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st. 144 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. First published, 1981. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. Small remainder mark/tail edge, near spine. First paperback edition. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** Includes: Dress, decoration, and art in New Guinea, by Andrew Strathern. Size: 4to. …

Oversize Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Book is in excellent condition with very minor shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 144 pages with text to page 40, the remainder full page color and b&w photos of masks and faces elaborately and ingeniously decorated with paint and natural materials. Amazing stuff. A photographic survey of traditional body decoration, face painting, and ceremonial costume among tribal peoples of the Papua New Guinea highlands, documenting the elaborate adornment worn at sing-sing festivals and other ritual gatherings. Keywords: Papua New Guinea, Tribal Body Paint, Highland Ceremonies, Sing Sing Festival, Goroka Show, Feather Headdress, Ritual Adornment, Mount Hagen, Face Painting, Traditional Costume, Melanesian Culture, Ceremonial Dress 2. Kirk, Malcolm (illustratore).…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. First Paperback. Foreword by Michael Kirk. 144pp, illustrated throughout with colour photos, double-page map. Illustrated light card cover with integral flaps. Following the essay Dress, Decoration and Art in New Guinea by David Strathern are the plates of Faces and Masks followed by captions for the plates. The book contains 93 images from hundreds taken by Malcolm Kirk in Papua New Guinea between 1967 and 1980. The portraits are of native tribesmen and women in ceremonial dress. Painted faces and bodies, elaborate wigs and hats, and ceremonial weapons and costumes are all stunningly revealed in this volume.' Size: 4to. Kirk, Malcolm (photographs) (illustratore).…