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A World of Head Ornaments: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America from the Ghysels Collection

Door Anne van Cutsem e.a.

Categorie	Mode, Kostuums & Verzorging
Boeknummer	#334250-KL26
Titel	A World of Head Ornaments: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America from the Ghysels Collection
Auteur	Cutsem, Anne van & Mauro Magliani (photos)
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Milano : Skira Editore
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	8876242813
ISBN13	9788876242816
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	A passionate interest and a lifetime spent seeking out the world's finest ethnic jewelry has contributed to making the Ghysels collection one of the premier collections of its kind in the world. Jean-Pierre and Colette Ghysels have indulged their passion indiscriminately, according as much attention to ethnographic objects as to extraordinary pieces of ethnic jewelry. They are guided by a single criterion: the quality that gives rise to beauty, a strict standard indeed, but one made possible by their longstanding familiarity with ethnic objects. A vast array of hair combs, pins, jewelry made to be woven into braids, nose rings, lip plugs, forehead ornaments and other related objects made out of the most diverse materials, many never before seen, are presented in beautifully composed photo... (Lees verder)graphs. The book is divided into geographical sections and includes 200 annotated photographs, a glossary, an index, maps, and a general bibliography. The author's essay describes the uses and meaning of the objects in different cultures and emphasizes the originality of the pieces.
Pagina's	305
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 50,00

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