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Xlibris. Used - Very Good. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! May have signs of use, wear and minor cosmetic defects. Xlibris ISBN 1425704530 9781425704537 [US]
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ISBN10: 1425704530, ISBN13: 9781425704537, [publisher: XLibris] Softcover Special order direct from the distributor [Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2006]
ISBN10: 1425704530, ISBN13: 9781425704537, [publisher: Xlibris] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'For you, it may look like a small unimportant detail, like your thumbnail. But for me, it is the whole vast world. Look at this jewel. here is the ant, here is the hyena, the jackal, the hoof of a horse, that of a gazelle, the sun, the moon, the stars, the good eye. this triangle, this is woman, and here are the eyebrows of the Malignant One, there, laughter. it is all of our lives in one piece of silver.' (Translated from the French by Helene E. Hagan, from original Tuareg words of an artisan cited by J. Gabus, 1971) An extensive study of the symbolism of Tuareg jewelry has not yet been undertaken to date. It is this simple realization that brought the authors together in a decision to collect information on the topic, from past scholarly journals and books, contemporary articles and web sites, but also from Tuareg informants whose expert knowledge was sought. Though this book is small and does not aspire to be all encompassing, it is the first work totally dedicated to the presentation of the elaborate silver jewelry of Tuareg men and women of Northern Niger in the English language, and the only one we know that is solely dedicated to providing information concerning the function, meanings, and symbols of that jewelry. The book introduces the reader to the culture of the Tuaregs, a remarkable group of African nomads ...
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