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Detail of wrapper - THE AFRICANS - A Triple Heritage (mazrui1p 150/187)
Mazrui, Ali A. THE AFRICANS. A Triple Heritage. BNo. 0-563-20282-3. First Edition, 1986. Pp: 336; 255mm x 190mm; 1.2kg. Num col, b/w & fig, 3 maps. Acknowledgments, appendix, notes, selected bibliography, index, credits. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. BBC Enterprises Ltd, London, 1986. (This book examines the images of indigenous Africa from the rural simplicity of village life to the sophisticated cultures. 'The Africans' looks at the soul of a continent) (Keywords: Cultural, social and political history, Africa).
Book Code: E038 AU$25
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McLeod, Malcolm. TREASURES OF AFRICAN ART. Masks, sculptures and gold objects from tribal Africa. BNo. 0-89659-103-4. First Edition, 1980. Pp: 136; 380mm x 300mm; 2.02kg. 61 col, dp map. Introduction, further reading. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Abbeville Press, New York, 1980. (Malcolm McLeod interweaves history with anecdote to illuminate these African masks, carvings and gold objects, collected mainly over the last 100 years) (Keywords: Ethnology, Bakuba, Benin, Batetela, Kongo, Angas, Akan, Ife, Basongye, Bambara, Baga, Bobo, Makonde, Bachokwe).
Book Code: D172 AU$120
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Morris, Jean & Eleanor Preston-Whyte (text). SPEAKING WITH BEADS. Zulu Arts from Southern Africa. BNo. 0-500-27757-5. First Edition, 1994 (pb). Pp: 96; 255mm x 210mm; 0.47kg. 145 col, 1 map. Introduction, notes and bibliography, suppliers and acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Thames and Hudson, New York, 1994. (This book presents jewelry, ornamental headdresses, capes, aprons, beaded panels and other decorative forms of beadwork designs of the Zulu-speaking people of southern Africa. This photographic essay indicates that contemporary beadwork 'speaks' not only of personal adornment and money-making, but also, on the appropriate occasion, of nationalism and ethnic identity) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, southern Africa, Zulu, beadwork).

Book Code: P175 AU$25
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Detail of wrap of AFRICAN ART - The Years Since 1920 (mount1p 160/188)
Mount, Marshall W. AFRICAN ART. The Years Since 1920. BNo. 0-306-80373-9. Reprint Edition, 1989 (1973) (pb). Pp: xviii, 238; 255mm x 210mm; 0.81kg. 77 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, foreword, preface, appendix, bibliography, notes, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (covered with contact film). Da Capo Press Inc, New York, 1989. (In its paintings and sculpture since 1920, African art has combined elements from traditional tribal and modern European art. This is one of the first books to explore this crucial development) (Keywords: Tribal, contemporary art, Africa, Bayaka, Bapende, Songo, Njau, Boghossian).
Book Code: C453 AU$33
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Pavitt, Nigel. KENYA: THE FIRST EXPLORERS. The story of five explorers. BNo. 1-85410-012-2. First Edition, 1989. Pp: 208; 260mm x 180mm; 1.02kg. Num col, b/w, fig & maps. Author's note, foreword, introduction, select bibliography, index, picture source. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Aurum Press Ltd, London, 1989. (This book is the story of five explorers who were the first to travel inland to brave the many dangers) (Keywords: Exploration, Africa, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Tana, Maasai).
Book Code: C497 AU$25
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Detail of wrapper of INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART (rachewiltz2p 150/228)
Rachewilz, Boris de. INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART. (Translated from the Italian by Peter Whigham). BNo. n/a. First English Ed., 1966. Pp: 20, 200; 215mm x 140mm; 0.70kg. 7 col, 87 b/w, 3 fig. Author's note, introduction, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor wear). John Murray, London, 1966. (This book is an introduction to the whole range of African tribal art in its many forms from which the principal 'stylistic centres' evolved - wooden sculptures, initiation masks, ivories and intricate miniatures in gold and bronze, many of which are reproduced here for the first time) (Keywords: style centres, Africa, tribal art, culture, sculpture).
Book Code: Q108 AU$30
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Schapera, I. (editor). THE BANTU-SPEAKING TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. An Ethnographical Survey. BNo. n/a. Fifth Impression, 1956 (1937). Pp: xv, 453; 235mm x 150mm; 0.92kg. 24 b/w(pl), 1 map(fd). Preface, bibliography, index of tribal names, index of authors cited, general index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor wear on dw). Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London, 1956. (Most of the book is devoted to an account of the Bantu as they were before affected by the intrusion of western civilisation. Chapters include: racial origins, habitat, grouping and ethnic history, social organisation, individual development, domestic and communal life, economic activities, government and law, religion and magic, music, traditional literature, and language. The final four chapters deal with the extension of European control over the Bantu and the consequent changes in tribal culture) (Keywords: Ethnography, south Africa, Bantu, civilisation).
Book Code: K032 AU$110
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Detail of wrap of MY KENYA DAYS (thesiger5p 150/227)
Thesiger, Wilfred. MY KENYA DAYS. Evocations of Kenya's vanishing tribal heritage. BNo. 0-00-638392-0. Paperback Edition, 1995 (pb). Pp: xv, 160; 195mm x 130mm; 0.18kg. num b/w, 1 map. Acknowledgments, glossary, note, introduction, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Flamingo, Harper Collins Publishers, London, 1995. (Illustrated by the author's photographs, this book contains evocations of Kenya's vanishing tribal heritage, of the dramatic landscapes of Thesiger's Kenya journeys, and intimately portrays his Samburu companions and surroundings at Maralal, where he had made his home) (Keywords: Exploration, adventure, photography, Africa, Kenya, Turkana, Samburu, Rendille).
Book Code: Q232 AU$24
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Wassing, R.S. AFRICAN ART. Its Background and Traditions. BNo. 0-88168-1466. First UK Edition 1988. Pp: xii, 288; 285mm x 245mm; 1.79kg. 24 col, 240 b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, introduction, appendix, acknowledgments, bibliography. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK) Ltd, London, 1988. (This work attempts to analyse the various aspects of the African artistic tradition by placing the art within its cultural context) (Keywords: Ethnology, Lobi, Lele, Bobo, Guro, Senufo, Ashanti, Maasai, Zande).
Book Code: E030 AU$60
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Younge, Gavin. ART OF SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS. Urban Black Art. BNo. 0-500-27521-1. First Edition, 1988 (pb). Pp: 96; 270mm x 210mm; 0.45kg. 100 col, 34 b/w. Foreword, author's preface, biograpghies of artists, glossary, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Thames and Hudson, London, 1988. (This book is a unique record of the renaissance of Black South African art which is highly innovative and complex body of work) (Keywords: Contemporary, urban art, South Africa, Sibisi, Motswai, Sekhukhuneland, KwaNdebele).
Book Code: D252 AU$15
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