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Africa's Vanishing Art

Author : Mary Douglas Leakey
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Africa's Vanishing Art written by Mary Douglas Leakey and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1983 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tanzanian rock paintings, perhaps initiated as far back as 29,000 years ago are clear and fascinating portrayals of human life in the Stone Age. The artists drew hunting scenes depicting lions and elephants, they showed rhinoceroses pursuing each other in courtship, people bathing, even tribesmen arguing over a young girl. Sadly, the art of these Tanzanian rock shelters is vanishing fast. Rain and wind have taken their toll, aided by vandalism. But a lasting record remains, created by Mary Leakey who, with her husband Louis, in the early 1950s, painstakingly traced the paintings of 186 rock shelters and then recreated the paintings in their original colors. A selection of these unique works of art is published here for the first time, with detailed captions by Mary Leakey, giving the background to each painting and exploring its significance in terms of our present knowledge of prehistoric man. -- From publisher's description.

Vanishing Africa

Author : Mirella Ricciardi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Africa written by Mirella Ricciardi and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African Ceremonies

Author : Carol Beckwith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book African Ceremonies written by Carol Beckwith and published by . This book was released on 2002-10-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly designed, affordable one-volume edition of this definitive work on the traditional rituals of Africa, containing more than half the photos that were in the original edition plus new images that will focus fresh attention on specific ceremonies. The book is accompanied by a CD of African ceremonies. 473 photos.

The Vanishing Black African Woman: Volume Two

Author : Olumide, Yetunde Mercy
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
ISBN 13 : 9956763683
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book The Vanishing Black African Woman: Volume Two written by Olumide, Yetunde Mercy and published by Langaa RPCIG. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skin-lightening is currently one of the most common forms of potentially harmful body modification practices in the world and African women are among some of the most widely represented users of skin-lightening products. The overall objective of this book is to provide up-to-date evidence-based recommendations for reducing the global burden of cosmetic skin bleaching and preventing injuries related to skin bleaching in sub-Saharan Africa and Africans in diaspora. The book aims to: offer an appraisal of all relevant literature on cosmetic bleaching practices to-date, focusing on any key developments; identify and address important medical, public health issues as well as historical, genetic, psychosocial, cultural, behavioural, socioeconomic, political, institutional and environmental determinants; provide guideline recommendations that would help attenuate the burden and possibly eliminate the injuries related to skin bleaching; discuss potential developments and future directions.

Vanishing Cultures of South Africa

Author : Peter Magubane
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Cultures of South Africa written by Peter Magubane and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten major ethnic groups are featured - including the San, Zulu, Ndebele, Basotho, and Venda - as well as several smaller sub-groups. This book describes the individual personality and history of each, their education, laws, languages, medicine and magic, and their religion. Over 200 photographs capture the vibrant color of ceremonial and everyday dress and ornamentation, musical instruments, dances and rites of passage, art, homes, and work. The remarkable metal neck rings and the geometrically beaded wire hoops worn by Ndebele and Ntwana women, the sacrificial ceremonies of the Zulu, the long pipes smoked by the Xhosa, and the traditional hunter-gatherer weapons of the San, deep in the Kalahari Desert - the details of today's way of life are recorded here in evocative pictures, while former traditions, now lost, fill the text with the intriguing, vital history of each group.

African Art

Author : Maurice Delafosse
Publisher : Parkstone International
ISBN 13 : 1780428839
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book African Art written by Maurice Delafosse and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Art invites you to explore the dynamic origins of the vast artistic expressions arising from the exotic and mystifying African continent. Since the discovery of African art at the end of the nineteenth century during the colonial expositions it has been a limitless source of inspiration for artists who, over time, have perpetually recreated these artworks. The power of Sub-Saharan African art lies within its visual diversity, demonstrating the creativity of the artists who are continuing to conceptualize new stylistic forms. From Mauritania to South Africa and from the Ivory Coast to Somalia, statues, masks, jewelry, pottery and tapestries compose a variety of daily and ritual objects springing from these richly varied societies.

The Rock Art of Africa

Author : A.R. Willcox
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315515350
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book The Rock Art of Africa written by A.R. Willcox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has long been known that all forms of art – rock paintings, carvings and scribings, and also portable sculpture – are present at various locations throughout Africa. This book was the first inclusive survey and brings together in one volume accounts of African rock art which were previously scattered in scholarly monographs, journals and travellers’ tales. The range of the coverage is geophysically comprehensive, from the Atlas Mountains to the Cape of Good Hope. The art styles are set into a firm chronological framework, and are displayed against a background of human, physical and cultural evolution. Considerable discussion is also devoted to the varied purposes which the paintings and carvings served in the communities which produced them, looking at the differing interpretations fully and fairly. A fascinating collection of illustrations, some in colour, truly reflects the variety of forms in which African rock art is manifested. Originally published 1984.

Vanishing Paradise

Author : Elizabeth C. Childs
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520271734
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Paradise written by Elizabeth C. Childs and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-05-18 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanishing paradise" offers a fresh take on the modernist primitivism of the French painter Paul Gauguin, the exoticism of the American John LaFarge, and the elite tourism of the American writer Henry Adams. Childs explores how these artists wrestled with the elusiveness of paradise and portrayed colonial Tahiti in ways both mythic and modern.

Vanishing Africa

Author :
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Africa written by and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1982 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 100 full-color photographs of Africa and its people.

Vanishing Africa

Author : Gianni Giansanti
Publisher : White Star Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788854400061
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Africa written by Gianni Giansanti and published by White Star Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five hundred color photographs document the wild and remote southern regionf Ethiopia in a book dedicated to the customs and cultures of the isolated,ncient, and endangered tribes of the Omo River Valley.

African Kings

Author : Daniel Lainé
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580082242
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book African Kings written by Daniel Lainé and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of photographs of seventy African monarchs along with information on each of their tribes.

African Rock Art

Author : David Coulson
Publisher : Harry N Abrams B.V.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book African Rock Art written by David Coulson and published by Harry N Abrams B.V.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains more than two hundred photographs of Africa's rock art, coupled with historical and interpretive analyses, compiled to raise public awareness of the variety, importance, and frailty of these works.

Africa

Author : Tom Phillips
Publisher : Prestel Pub
ISBN 13 : 9783791320045
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Africa written by Tom Phillips and published by Prestel Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent celebration of the world's oldest and most diverse artistic traditions is considered the definitive book on African art. Ranging from the oldest known human artifact, circa 1.6 million BC, to pieces made within living memory, the objects collected in this extraordinary volume reflect a continent of enormous cultural and historical scope. Arranged chronologically within seven geographical sections, it offers an astonishing array of sculptures in wood, bronze, stone, and gold, as well as rock paintings, ceremonial pieces, ceramics, jewelry, and textiles culled from private and public collections around the world. Commentary by renowned scholars illuminates the cultural and historical significance of these pieces, and in-depth authoritative texts highlight critical aspects of each region. Together these words and images take readers on an artistic grand tour through a continent of unparalleled diversity, and towards the thrilling discovery of not one Africa, but many.

Africa explores

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Africa explores written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Artist Vanishes

Author : Terry Westby-Nunn
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1415210322
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book The Artist Vanishes written by Terry Westby-Nunn and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where is Sophie? Infamous Cape Town artist Sophie Tugiers has been missing for several years. Her mysterious disappearance caused a brief ripple before dissolving into a distant media memory. Sophie’s controversial art alienated many people: those who didn’t consider her a sell-out thought her last exhibition was sadistic – after all, one of her experimental participants committed suicide. James Dempster is a jaded filmmaker with a whiskey problem. Following his acrimonious divorce, he needs a project to relaunch his stalled career. When he discovers he’s living in the flat Sophie once rented, he is drawn into her sinister tale. What really happened to Sophie? What are her friends and enemies hiding? After James’s flat is ransacked and his research stolen, he realises unearthing the truth could lead not to his redemption but to his demise. The Artist Vanishes explores ambition and success, guilt and responsibility, the ethics around animal research, and art’s lasting impact on those it touches.

Africa

Author : Art Wolfe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967591810
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Africa written by Art Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned photographer celebrates Africa with this collection of photographs covering five ecosystems--savannah, woodland, rainforest, wetland, and desert--depicting habitat, animals, and human inhabitants for each. Essays written by Michelle Guilder address the need to protect each ecosystem. 252 color photos.

A Companion to Modern African Art

Author : Gitti Salami
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444338374
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Modern African Art written by Gitti Salami and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. A pioneering continent-based assessment of modern art and modernity across Africa Includes original and previously unpublished fieldwork-based material Features new and complex theoretical arguments about the nature of modernity and Modernism Addresses a widely acknowledged gap in the literature on African Art