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Tribes / by Art Wolfe with Deirdre Skillman ; introduction by David Maybury-Lewis ; foreword by Iman.
On every continent except Antarctica, there are extraordinary indigenous peoples who adorn themselves with the wondrous ornamentation that nature avoids: multicolored clays and dyes,brilliant feathers, and other exotic elements.
But as civilization expands, it encroaches on their unique ways of life: their customs have begun to change as they are assimilated into dominant societies. To celebrate these traditions, world-renowned nature photographer Art Wolfe has traveled around the world to observe and document the people and places in Tribes, a remarkable collection of more than 120 photographs
Using his skills as a photographer of the natural world, Wolfe turns his lens on thirty-five diverse groups--among them, the Bumi of Ethiopia, who scar their torsos with raised geometric designs; the Maasai warriors of Kenya, with their towering ostrich plume headdresses and vivid ochre dyes; the Lisu women of northern Thailand, whose indigo turbans are laden with colorful tassels and pounded silver; the men of Samoa, who tattoo their torsos and thighs in marvelous, meaningful patterns; and the Kayapo of the Amazon Basin, who paint themselves with tropical fruit dyes and wear flamboyant headdresses of parrot feathers.
But Tribes is more than a simple document of body art: it is a bold celebration of the pageantry and patterns of everyday life. With an introduction by Harvard anthropologist David Maybury-Lewis and a foreword by Iman, Tribes offers a rare glimpse into the world's most fascinating cultures. Taken tribe by tribe, the variety of adornment and cultural experience Art Wolfe has discovered is astonishing; taken as a whole, the collection of photographs is a testimonial to the power of human creation and spirit.
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- ISBN: 0517703688
- ISBN: 9780517703687
- Physical Description: 160 pages : color illustrations ; 35 cm.
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, c1997.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-159) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction / David Maybury-Lewis -- Foreword / Iman -- Tribes of the Lower Omo River: Ethiopia -- The Maasai and Samburu: Kenya -- Kikuyu Ingoma Dancer: Kenya -- The San of the Kalahari: Botswana -- The Akha and Lisu Hill Tribes: Thailand -- The Dani of the Grand Valley: Irian Jaya, Indonesia -- Singsing: Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea -- Aboriginals: Australia -- Polynesian Tattoo -- Native Americans: United States and Canada -- From the Amazon to the Andes: Two Tribes of Peru -- A Kwarup Ceremony, or Feast of the Dead: Yawalapiti Village, Xingu Indian Park, Brazil -- The Kayapo of Kapoto Village: Para, Brazil -- The Yanomano of the Sierra Parima: Venezuela.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | GN 418 .W65 1997 | 284372 | Oversize | Available | - |
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