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Detail of wrap - ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SOUTH AMERICA (gr-davies3p 160/189 )

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Davies, Lucy & Mo Fini. ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SOUTH AMERICA. Traditional pottery, jewelry, textiles, and other indigenous handicrafts.

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Anton, Ferdinand et al. PRIMITIVE ART - PRE-COLUMBIAN - NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN - AFRICAN - OCEANIC. Ferdinand Anton, Frederick J. Dockstader, Margaret Trowell, and Hans Nevermann, respectively. BNo. 0-8109-1459-X. First American Edition, 1979 (1967). Pp: 526; 280mm x 220mm; 2.50kg. 302 col, 250 b/w, 9 fig, 7 maps, 4 tables. Bibliographical notes, index, photo credits. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, 1979. (The extraordinary sophistication of the vanished Pre-Columbian civilisations are discussed; Indian tribal arts are outlined, illustrated and commented upon including Eskimo, Kwakiutl, Iroquois, Hopi, Navajo, Olmec and Mixtec) (Keywords: Ethnology, African, Montol, Songe, Pende, Senufo, Bambara, Oceanic, Melanesia, Sepik, Tami, Sulka, Micronesia, Palau, Polynesia, Marquesas, Hawaiian, Maori).
Book Code: G193 AU$95
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Burland, C.A. PEOPLES OF THE SUN. The Civilizations of Pre-Columbian America. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1976. Pp:240; 245mm x 170mm; 0.85kg. 16 col, 100 b/w, 4 maps. Conclusion, appendix, a short bibliography, acknowledgments, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Book Club Associates, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1976. (The author brings fresh insights to the civilisations and artistic achievements of Pre-Columbian America to the lands of gold) (Keywords: Mexican, Maya, Peruvian, Toltec, Aztec).
Book Code: E183 AU$25
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Detail of wrapper - ESKIMO ART (burland2p 150/202)
Burland, Cottie. ESKIMO ART. Traces the history of Eskimo Art. BNo. 0-600-33083-4. First Edition, 1973. Pp: 96; 285mm x 210mm; 0.68kg. 100 col & b/w, map(ep). Foreword, index, acknowledgments. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, London, 1973. (The author traces the history of Eskimo art from prehistoric times to the present day and shows the work is part of their artistic and cultural heritage) (Keywords: Ethnology, Dorset culture, Aleut, Negakfok, Alaska, Angmagssalik).
Book Code: F316 AU$24
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Coe, Michael D. THE MAYA. Ancient Peoples and Places Series. BNo. 0-500-27716-8. Fifth Edition, 1993 (1966) (pb). Pp: 224; 240mm x 160mm; 0.63kg. 153 b/w, fig, tab, & maps. Preface, chronological table, further reading, list, index. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (minor wear on wrp). Thames and Hudson, Singapore, 1995. (This book provides a general introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilisation, the Maya. In this edition the author places new emphasis on the Preclassic period, discussing the rise of cities such as Nakbe and El Mirador during the first millennium BC. The focal point remains the Classic period with its art and architecture) (Keywords: Ancient civilizations, Americas, Mexico, Maya, Izapa, Copan).
Book Code: P023 AU$18
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Coe, Ralph T. SACRED CIRCLES. Two Thousand Years of North American Indian Art. BNo. 01-7287-0096-4. First Edition, 1976 (pb). Pp: 236; 265mm x 230mm; 0.85kg. 16 col, num b/w, 4 maps, 1 chart. Preface, introduction, glossary, bibliography, historic material. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (wear at edges). Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1976. (This book is an exhbition catalogue which lists 674 objects with photograph and description) (Keywords: Ethnology, Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Sioux, Cree, Crow, Eskimo).
Book Code: G125 AU$24
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Detail of wrap - NATIVE ARTS OF NORTH AMERICA, AFRICA, AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC (corbin3p 150/187 CORB3)
Corbin, George. NATIVE ARTS OF NORTH AMERICA, AFRICA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC. An Introduction. BNo. 0-06-430174-5. First Edition, 1988 (pb). Pp: xxx, 320; 230mm x 185mm; 0.74kg. 16 col, over 350 b/w & fig, 12 maps. Acknowledgments, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy in illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1988. (This introduction to the arts of tribal peoples of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific studies in depth thirty-six art styles within all three areas using the methods of art history including stylistic analysis and iconographic interpretation) (Keywords: Polynesia, Marquesas, Maori, Melanesia, Tolai, Abelam, Australian Aboriginal, Eskimo, Haida, Hohokam, Bamana, Senufo, Yoruba, Fang).
Book Code: C433 AU$48
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Davies, Lucy & Mo Fini. ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SOUTH AMERICA. Traditional pottery, jewelry, textiles, and other indigenous handicrafts. BNo. 0-8118-0837-8. First Edition (USA), 1995 (pb). Pp: 160; 250mm x 220mm; 0.68kg. 169 col, 26 b/w, 26 fig, 1 map. Introduction, glossary, bibliography, index, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1995. (This book presents a rich history and enduring legacy of South America's traditional pottery, jewelry, textiles, and other indigenous handicrafts. The authors have drawn upon their extensive research into the traditional handicrafts of South America and the artisans who created them. The historical perspectives and cultural insights are combined with descriptions of present-day techniques) (Keywords: Material culture, arts, crafts, South America, indigenous people).
Book Code: P126 AU$22
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Detail of box illustration - ANCIENT AMERICA (disselhoff1p 150/193)
Disselhoff, Hans-Dietrich & S. Linne. ANCIENT AMERICA. The Civilizations of the New World. Art of the World Series. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1962 (sl bx). Pp: 274; 230mm x 175mm; 0.95kg. 73 col, 75 fig, 2 tab, 4 maps. Chronological table, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good copy in sleeve box. Cvr: vg; sb: vg. Methuen, London and Holle & Co Verlag, Baden-Baden, Germany, 1962. (The art and cultural history of Mexico and Central America, Andean lands and Greater Peru, and Columbia are covered in this book) (Keywords: Ethnology, Teotihuacan, Zapotecs, Toltecs, Mixteca Puebla, Aztec, Maya, Ica, Inca).
Book Code: F075 AU$45
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