Post by UniverseSeven on Dec 29, 2004 18:39:17 GMT -5
Africa Adorned
by Angela Fisher
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Fisher, Angela, African Adorned; Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishing, 1984. First fascinated by its pure beauty, Angela Fisher has examined African adornment for over seven years, initially as a traveler and then increasingly as a close student of jewelry and body decoration. Traveling from the Sahara to Cape Horn, she has lived among peoples of diverse cultures, studying and photographing not only what they wear, but what meaning the objects and decorative forms have in their daily lives.
Everywhere among the peoples of Africa, even those who eke out a nomad's existence, the visitor sees objects of great beauty and style, often of extraordinary craftsmanship. Worn by men and women—whose bodies are also often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud—the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought in silver, inlaid with semi-precious stones, ivory, and coral. These remarkable adornments are not merely decorative, visually striking though they may be. They speak of values and beliefs, of achievements and status; they play roles in ritual and ceremony; they act as safeguards against evil or disease; they serve as a means of propitiating ancestors or gods. Africa Adorned is a fascinating, true-to-life study—a guide for the collector and connoisseur, a visual delight for the armchair traveler.
www.sujaro.com/i_120books/050-bk200afadorned.html
retail is $75.00 , Amazon has it for $45.00
by Angela Fisher
my opinion: excellent ***** a must have!
Fisher, Angela, African Adorned; Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishing, 1984. First fascinated by its pure beauty, Angela Fisher has examined African adornment for over seven years, initially as a traveler and then increasingly as a close student of jewelry and body decoration. Traveling from the Sahara to Cape Horn, she has lived among peoples of diverse cultures, studying and photographing not only what they wear, but what meaning the objects and decorative forms have in their daily lives.
Everywhere among the peoples of Africa, even those who eke out a nomad's existence, the visitor sees objects of great beauty and style, often of extraordinary craftsmanship. Worn by men and women—whose bodies are also often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud—the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought in silver, inlaid with semi-precious stones, ivory, and coral. These remarkable adornments are not merely decorative, visually striking though they may be. They speak of values and beliefs, of achievements and status; they play roles in ritual and ceremony; they act as safeguards against evil or disease; they serve as a means of propitiating ancestors or gods. Africa Adorned is a fascinating, true-to-life study—a guide for the collector and connoisseur, a visual delight for the armchair traveler.
www.sujaro.com/i_120books/050-bk200afadorned.html
retail is $75.00 , Amazon has it for $45.00