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Detail of dust wrapper of PORTRAITS OF AFRICA - Photography by Mohamed Amin

Amin, Mohamed & Peter Moll (text). PORTRAITS OF AFRICA.

Life styles and history of its peoples. BNo. 0-00-272639-4. First

Edition, 1983. Pp: 192; 315mm x 240mm; 1.47kg. Num col, 2

maps. Acknowledgments, introduction, bibliography, index. A

very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (protected dw).

Harvill Press Ltd, London, 1983. (This book is a compelling

account, illustrated with unique photographs, of the way of life

for Kenya's diverse ethnic groups) (Keywords: Cultural history,

Africa, Kenya, Boran, Kikuyu, Maasai, Rendille, Samburu,

Turkana).

 

Detail of wrapper - Faces of Papua New Guinea - Photography by Phil Birnbaum

Birnbaum, Phil & Andrew J. Strathern (text). FACES OF

PAPUA NEW GUINEA. A unique photographic insight. BNo.

0-7316-9762-6. First Edition, 1990. Pp: 160; 300mm x 220mm;

1.20kg. 153 col, 1 map. Introduction. A very good copy in dust

wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Emperor Publishing, Darlinghurst,

NSW, 1990. (Phil Birnbaum made five trips to Papua New

Guinea from 1983 to 1989 photographing the tribal peoples in

their natural environment.) (Keywords: Cultural costumes,

Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Wahgi, Highlands, Simbu,

Goroka, Mendi, Huli, Anga, Boldi, Bomai).




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