Portland House, 1988. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. XL. Hinz, Hans. Large book: 11 1/2""h x 10""w in excellent condition, as new in heavy black cloth HB covers, gilt print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 285 pages with a great many b&w and color large, often full page, photos throughout, including sculpture, masks, furniture, pottery, helmets, cookery, plaques, jewelry, doors, etc. from Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Cameroun, Sierra Leone, etc. Contents include: The African and his environment: Bushmen, Negritos or Pygmies, Negroes, Bantu, Hamitic peoples, Nilo-Hamites and nilotes; Material aspect of art, Social life : Birth and youth, Maturity, Death, Age groups, Secret societies, legal power, rank and state procedures, Economics, Relion and the supernatural, Play, etc. copyright 2011 Pistil Books

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Bookseller: Pistil Books Online (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 153879
Title: African Art: Its Background and Traditions
Author: Wassing, R.S
Illustrator: Hinz, Hans
Format/Binding: Oversize Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 051766271X
ISBN 13: 9780517662717
Publisher: Portland House
Place of Publication: New York, New York
Date Published: 1988
Size: XL
Keywords: Arts, Art, Wood, Bronze, sculpture, masks, furniture, pottery, helmets, cookery, plaques, jewelry, doors, Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Cameroun, Sierra Leone, African , Environment, Bushmen, Negritos , Pygmies, Negroes, Bantu, Hamiti
Bookseller catalogs: Art;

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