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Ethnic jewellery

edited by John Mack

Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 1995

2nd paperback ed

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Description

The colour and exuberance of ethnic jewellery have always attracted collectors and travellers. African beadwork, American Indian silver, jade from the Far East, and shellwork from the Pacific are just some of the beautiful pieces surveyed in this book. In eight regional surveys, a team of experts explains how such jewellery has been made and worn, the relationship of the materials to the culture, and how the techniques of manufacture have survived for centuries. Even today traditional jewellery is still being made, although the repertoire is constantly enriched by new materials and influences by modern taste.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: adorning the body, expressing the person. Africa, Iris Barry. The Middle East, Jennifer Scarce. Asia - India, Oppi Untracht
  • the Far East, Michael Hitchcock. The Pacific, L.M. Pole. The Americas: Precolumbian America, Julie Jones
  • Latin American Indian jewellery, Anthony Shelton
  • North American Indian jewellery, Marion Wood. Materials and techniques.

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  • NCID
    BA28887173
  • ISBN
    • 0714125156
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    208 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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