Isbn: 9788874395781 - the art of daily life - portable objects from southeast (12 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Used-Very Good. dj. 1st Edition. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf-wear.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED PUBLISHED IN CONJUCTION WITH AN EXHIBIT HELD IN 2011 AT THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ALL COLOR PHOTOS OF AFRICAN TOOLS CREATED BY THE NOMADIC TRIBES THAT TOOK ON A LIFE OF THEIR OWN THROUGH THEIR BEAUTY AND DESIGN THE FIRST EXHIBIT OF PORTBLE OBJECTS TEXTBLOCK IS FINE COVER HAS LIGHT SHELFWARE. PHOTOS (illustratore).…

Condizione: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 1st. 111 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 29 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, April 17, 2011 to February 26, 2012. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "The arts of southeast Africa embrace astounding diversity and limitless inventiveness in materials, forms, and styles. Small and portable in nature - snuff containers, pipes, headrests, staffs, clubs, beer vessels, beaded garments - they were created by semi-nomadic pastoral peoples and primarily intended for daily use. Whether figurative or abstract, carved out of wood, ivory, or horn, or made of cloth, glass beads, or clay, most of these works were much more than exquisitely designed functional objects. Some signaled status, gender, or age; others served as symbolic intermediaries between the world of humans and the realm of the ancestors." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Personal and household arts in southeast Africa; Migratory aesthetics: the art of the cattle cultures of southern Africa, by Karel Nel; Map; Catalogue. Size: 4to. Collectible. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. New softcover in matte printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. 4to. (9.49 x 0.45 x 11.22 inches) Includes full color photographs and a bibliography. 112 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. ?Features 78 exceptional works - many never published before - drawn from the Cleveland Museum of Art, the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., and a large number of American private collections The arts of southeast Africa embrace astounding diversity and limitless inventiveness in materials, forms, and styles. Small and portable in nature - snuff containers, pipes, headrests, staffs, clubs, beer vessels, beaded garments - they were created by semi-nomadic pastoral peoples and primarily intended for daily use. Whether figurative or abstract, carved out of wood, ivory, or horn, or made of cloth, glass beads, or clay, most of these works were much more than exquisitely designed functional objects. Some signaled status, gender, or age; others served as symbolic intermediaries between the world of humans and the realm of the ancestors. …

Wrappers. Condizione: New. 110 pages 150 illustrations in color. Still in shrink-wrap. Illustrated wraps. Book.

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Condizione: fine. l'article peut presenter de tres legers signes d'usure. vendeur professionnel; envoi soigne dans les 24/48h.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. illustrated edition. 112 pages. 11.18x9.53x0.39 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.