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Detail of dust wrapper - WITCHCRAFT ORACLES AND MAGIC among the AZANDE (evans-prit1p 150/233 EVAN1)
Evans-Pritchard, E.E. WITCHCRAFT, ORACLES AND MAGIC AMONG THE AZANDE. A monograph on Zande culture. BNo. 0-19-823103-2. Reprint Edition, 1972 (1937). Pp: xxvi, 560; 215mm x 135mm; 1.07kg. 34 b/w, 9 fig, 2 maps. Preface (by C.G. Seligman), introductory, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. Oxford University Press, London, 1972. (This book studies witchcraft and witch-doctors and the relations of magic, oracles, and witchcraft practices and beliefs to one another and the manner in which they are expressed in social behaviour) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Africa, northeast Zaire, Azande).
Book Code: J019 AU$70
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Fagg, William. THE TRIBAL IMAGE. Wooden figure sculpture of the world. BNo. 7141-15096. First Edition, 1970 (pb). Pp: (60); 210mm x 210mm; 0.17kg. 79 b/w. Introduction. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (wrap a little soiled & chipped at base of spine). Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1970. (This book is a subjective selection of wooden figures in the British Museum's Department of Ethnography, being based upon sculptural interest and quality) (Keywords: Ethnology, Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania).
Book Code: K207 AU$28
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Detail of cover - BENIN ART (forman05ap 170/215 FORM05)
Forman, W. & B. (photographs) & Philip Dark (text). BENIN ART. Discovery, description and catalogue. BNo.n/a. First Edition, 1960. Pp: 67 + 93; 265mm x 230mm; 1.06kg. 93 b/w, 1 map. Acknowledgments, notes, bibliography. A good hardback copy in original cloth boards. Cvr: g. (penned address on back of fep; minor wear). Batchworth Press Limited, London, 1960. (This book briefly outlines the events marking the discovery of Benin art by Western Europe in the years after 1897. The book also contains a catalogue section which fully describes and illustrates with cross-referencing 92 objects of Benin art. These objects are mainly plaques from the British Museum in London) (Keywords: Traditional art, West Africa, Benin).
Book Code: G299 AU$70
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Detail of dust wrapper - AFRICAN FORMS (gr-ginzberg1p 170/234 GINZ1)
Ginzberg, Marc & Lynton Gardiner (photos). AFRICAN FORMS. Furniture, musical instruments, weapons, adornment. BNo. 88-8118-735-3. First Edition, 2000. Pp: (ii), 297; 300mm x 250mm; 2.35kg. Num col, 7 b/w, 1 map. Preface, foreword, introduction, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2000. (This book provides a unique opportunity to discover more than 400 objects of functional art from Africa. It treats a broad range of articles: household objects and weapons, jewelry and textiles, musical instruments and devotional items) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, art, Africa, Kamba, Masai, Tuareg, Dan, Tikar, Lega, Zulu, Tutsi).
Book Code: N422 AU$140
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Detail of dust wrapper - AFRICAN MASKS (hahner01p 180/247 HAHN01)
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Kecskesi & Vajda. AFRICAN MASKS. The Barbier-Mueller Collection. BNo. 3-7913-1806-3. First Edition, 1998. Pp: 288; 310mm x 240mm; 2.04kg. 100 col, 360 b/w, 42 fig, 1 map. Acknowledgments, preface, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Prestel-Verlag, Munich, 1998. (This book presents 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection with many being published for the first time. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic sifnificance) (Keywords: Ethnology, Africa, Bassa, Yoruba, Boki, Punu, Teke, Kuba).
Book Code: N497 SOLD - now out of stock AU$165
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Herold, Erich & Jindrich Marco. TRIBAL MASKS from the Naprstek Museum, Prague. The Arts of Africa. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1967. Pp: 62; 265 mm x 230mm; 0.93kg. 23 col, 49 b/w(pl), 2 maps. Introduction, bibliography. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g. (lacks dw; sun-faded on spine). Paul Hamlyn Ltd, London, 1967. (The book illustrates 72 plates of masks from west and central Africa) (Keywords: Ethnology, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroons, Mende, Senufo, M'Pongwe, Bekom, Bakuba).
Book Code: N608 AU$45
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Junod, H.P. BANTU HERITAGE. Language, folklore and the Bantu mind. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1938. Pp: (x), 155; 245mm x 145mm; 0.82kg. 40 b/w(pl). Introduction, preface, general conclusions, bibliography, index. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g. (wear on corners). Hortors Limited, Johannesburg, 1938. (The information in this book has been acquired through personal contact with the African, and does not purport to be of a scientific nature) (Keywords: Ethnology, Africa, Bantu, music, religion).
Book Code: L078 AU$120
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Detail of wrap - WESTAFRIKANISCHE MASKEN (krieger04p 150/217 KRIE04)
Krieger, Kurt & Gerdt Kutscher. WESTAFRIKANISCHE MASKEN. Neue Folge 1, Abteilung Afrika I. Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin. BNo.n/a. First Edition, 1960 (pb). Pp: 97; 220mm x 150mm; 0.37kg. 80 b/w(pl), 1 map(fo). Geleitwort, einfuhrung, literatur, stammes - und ortsregister. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp; penned name of (Douglas) Fraser on htp). Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin, 1960. (All text is in the German language. In the catalogue section one hundred and seventy two masks from West and Central Africa are described with date and place of collection. Of these, eighty masks are illustrated with photographs) (Keywords: Ethnology, West Africa, Central, Ibibio, Ngolo, Vili, Chokwe, masks).
Book Code: V176 AU$90
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Detail of wrap - THE SWAZI - A South African Kingdom (kuper1p 150/214)
Kuper, Hilda. THE SWAZI - A South African Kingdom. Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology. BNo. 63-22023. Reprint Edition, 1966 (1963) (pb). Pp: viii, 87; 230mm x 160mm; 0.14kg. 5 b/w(pl), 1 map. Foreword, introduction, references cited, recommended reading. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (wear on wrp). Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, post 1966. (This book deals with the traditional history of the Swazi people. It covers kinship and locality, political structure, work and wealth, age and education, and the supernatural) (Keywords: Cultural anthropology, Southern Africa, Bantu, Swazi, spirit world, ritual, ceremony).
Book Code: H225 AU$15
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