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Detail of dust wrapper - THE STORY OF AFRICA (davidson85p 150/221 DAVI85)
Davidson, Basil. THE STORY OF AFRICA. A history of powerful empires and kingdoms. BNo. 0-85533-648-X. Reprint Edition, 1986 (1984) (pb). Pp: 288; 250mm x 175mm; 0.70kg. 65 col, num b/w, fig, maps. Foreword, chronology, bibliography, index, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Mitchell Beazley International Limited, London, 1986. (A compelling history of the peoples who make up Africa today: where they came from, how they developed, and what they produced) (Keywords: History, Africa, myths, art, Egypt, Ethopia, Nok, Benin, Asante, Kilwa, slavery, colonial period).
Book Code: A061 AU$22
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Evans-Pritchard, E.E. THE NUER. A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People. BNo. 19-874001. Reprint Edition, 1968 (1940) (pb). Pp: xii, 272; 215mm x 140mm; 0.52kg. 29 b/w, 15 fig, 7 maps. Preface, introductory, index. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Oxford University Press, London, 1968. (This book describes the life of the Nuer who are predominantly a pastoral people and the first part deals with their life as herdsmen, fishermen, and gardeners. The second part describes their political system) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Africa, Central, Sudan, Nile, Nuer).
Book Code: E252 AU$15
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Fagan, Brian. SOUTHERN AFRICA. Ancient Peoples and Places. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1965. Pp: 222; 200mm x 145mm; 0.63kg. 56 b/w, 39 fig, 11 maps. Preface, introduction, bibliography, source of illustrations, notes on plates, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Thames and Hudson, London, 1965. (The author sets out the most recent discoveries in Zambia and Zaire within the framework of the whole area. He is concern not only with the material evidence, the potsherds and the artefacts, but with the very story of the Iron Age Man himself) (Keywords: Cultural history, archaeology, southern Africa, Zambia, Zaire).
Book Code: E504 AU$24
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Fagg, William. AFRICAN TRIBAL SCULPTURES. The Congo Basin Tribes. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1966 (pb). Pp: 65: 150mm x 105mm; 0.05kg. 32 b/w. A short bibliography, source of the photographs. A good paperback copy. wrp: g. (minor wear and marks on wrp). The Little Library of Art, Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1966. (A list of the tribes in the Congo Basin is provided and each is given a brief outline with and an illustration of the tribal sculpture) (Keywords: Ethnology, art style, Central Africa, Congo Basin).
Book Code: H261 AU$15
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Detail of wrapper of 'Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa' (fagg5p 150/184)
Fagg, William. MINIATURE WOOD CARVINGS OF AFRICA. Part of the Josef Herman collection. BNo. 239-00018-8. First Edition, 1970. Pp: 104; 250mm x 205mm; 0.77kg. 8 col, 102 b/w, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, bibliography. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Adams and Dart, Bath, UK, 1970. (Over 110 miniature carvings are illustrated in the book with provenance and comment by the author on each. The carvings form part of the collection of the painter Josef Herman and consist mainly of small figures with some heddle pulleys and domestic implements) (Keywords: Ethnology, West and Central Africa).
Book Code: Q116 SOLD - now out of stock AU$80
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Detail of wrapper of YORUBA - Sculpture of West Africa (fagg01p 170/234 FAGG01)
Fagg (text), Pemberton (catalogue) & Holcombe (editor). YORUBA. Sculpture of West Africa. BNo. 0-394-52358-X. First Edition (USA), 1982. Pp: xiv, 210; 315mm x 235mm; 1.55kg. 35 col, 35 b/w, 57 b/w & fig, 1 map. Yoruba chronology, foreword, preface, bibliography, photographic credits. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Alfred A. Knopf Inc, New York, 1982. (The book is illustrated with Yoruba works of art from museums and private collections from around the world which provides a comprehensive view of Yoruba art) (Keywords: Ethnology, cultural history, West Africa, Nok, Ife, Owo, Benin, Oyo, Gelede, Ekiti, Odo Shango, Eshu).
Book Code: E002 AU$95
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Detail of dust wrapper - TRIBES AND FORMS IN AFRICAN ART (fagg6p 150/199)
Fagg, William. TRIBES AND FORMS IN AFRICAN ART - its origins from the exhibition 'Africa: 100 Tribes, 100 Masterpieces'. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1965. Pp: 269; 280mm x 235mm; 1.88kg. 170 b/w, map (ep). Preface, introduction, note ortho, bibliography, source photo, list tribes. A very good copy in chipped dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. Methuen, London, 1965. (The purpose of this book is to demonstrate an aspect of African art which has been largely neglected in the many books previously published on the subject. Each tribe is represented by a single characteristic sculpture, displaying the essential formal qualities of the art of the tribe) (Keywords: Ethnology, Asalampasu, Bafo, Bakwele, Barotse, Basuku, Bijugo, Chamba, Duala, Igala, Kuyu).
Book Code: K394 AU$190
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Garlake, Peter. THE KINGDOMS OF AFRICA. The Making of the Past. BNo. 0-7290-0049-4. First Edition, 1978. Pp: 152, 280mm x 210mm; 1.01kg. nem col, b/w & fig, 8 maps. Introduction, further reading, acknowledgments, glossary, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). Elsevier-Phaidon, London, 1978. (Four visual stories describe in words and pictures the monuments of Meroe and Aksum; the traditional architecture as the embodiment of history; the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Africa's most dramatic archaeological site; and the sculpture of Ife and Benin) (Keywords: Archaeology, cultural history, Africa, Aksum, Zimbabwe, Ife, Benin).
Book Code: H279 AU$25
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Hurst, Norman. NGOLA - The Weapons as Authority, Identity, and Ritual Object in Sub-Saharan Africa. BNo. 0-9628074-6-X. First Edition, 1997 (pb). Pp: 48; 255mm x 200mm; 0.20kg. 11 col, 21 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1997. (The exhibition of sixty-two African edged weapons is illustrated and described in this catalogue in regard to their function and purpose such as deadly force, historic emblem, religious or spiritual connotations, and individual status, identity, or leadership rank) (Keywords: Ethnology, Africa, Kuba, Matakam, Mangbetu, Monzombo, Mabo, Saka, Konda).
Book Code: N279 AU$75
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Detail of box illustration - AFRICA - The Art of The Negro Peoples (leuzinger2p 150/192)
Leuzinger, Elsy. AFRICA. The Art of Negro People. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1960. Pp: 247; 225mm x 175mm; 0.70kg. 63 col, 144 fig, 4 maps. Table of cultures, bibliography, glossary, index. A very good copy in sleeve box. Cvr: vg; sb: vg. Holle & Co Verlag, Germany & Methuen, London, 1960. (In the first part the country, people, religion, sociology, material, technique and form are discussed. In Part II all the main style regions are covered. The author has selected some 64 examples of African art which are illustrated in full colour) (Keywords: Ethnology, sociology, Africa, Baule, Guro, Banum, Bakota, Bakongo, Azande, Makonde, Madagascar).
Book Code: N225 AU$85
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