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Powerful Headdresses
Cutsem-Vanderstraete
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Description for Powerful Headdresses
Hardcover. This selection of 120 African and Asian headdresses from the Ira Brind collection takes readers into the most hidden corners of two continents throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 192 pages, 120 full-color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 251 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Over the centuries, craftsmen have applied their creativity and technical skills to exploit the generous resources of Nature to marvellous effect. In this case they have employed seeds, leaves, flowers and fibres from the plant world, along with feathers, plain or iridescent shells, teeth, and fur from the animal kingdom to fashion objects of astonishing beauty, enhanced with the addition of elements in iron, copper, silver, and gold. Such materials have always provided the basis for magnificent headdresses of all varieties, including hats, caps, crowns, and headbands. In time, as the conditions of trade and pilgrimage routes improved, rare materials ... Read more
Over the centuries, craftsmen have applied their creativity and technical skills to exploit the generous resources of Nature to marvellous effect. In this case they have employed seeds, leaves, flowers and fibres from the plant world, along with feathers, plain or iridescent shells, teeth, and fur from the animal kingdom to fashion objects of astonishing beauty, enhanced with the addition of elements in iron, copper, silver, and gold. Such materials have always provided the basis for magnificent headdresses of all varieties, including hats, caps, crowns, and headbands. In time, as the conditions of trade and pilgrimage routes improved, rare materials ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Five Continents Editions Italy
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Milan, Italy
ISBN
9788874395514
SKU
V9788874395514
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Cutsem-Vanderstraete
Anne van Cutsem, art historian, is the author of books, articles and catalogues on the ethnic world. Her work has been published by different publishing houses, including 5 Continents, Skira and Dapper.
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