Art & Photography (Africa)
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African Ceremonies - Carol Beckwith and Angela FisherAfrican Ceremonies by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher is a visual exploration of the meaning and power of traditional rituals and ceremonies in Africa. It explores traditional African rites and rituals, from baby namings, initiations, and weddings to harvest blessings, healing exorcisms, and funerals. Beautifully illustrated. This is the one volume concise edition. |
ZAR 650.00 |
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Botswana - Paul AugustinusBotswana by Paul Augustinus takes us on a journey through the wilderness areas of the country's northern region, into the 'secret' places, where the feeling of remoteness is complete. .As traveller and artist, Paul Augustinus has for many years lived in this wilderness. Illustrated by the author's paintings, photographs, and pencil sketches, while detailed maps of each region give the would-be explorer practical help in keeping on the right track |
ZAR 600.00 |
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Namibia - Anthony Bannister & Peter JohnsonNamibia by Anthony Bannister & Peter Johnson is a superbly photographed book showcasing the magnificent spirit of the people and the natural splendours of this land. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Nomads of Niger - Carol Beckwith and Marion van OffelenNomads of Niger by Carol Beckwith and Marion van Offelen is the first to be published about a unique and colourful people - the Wodaabe of Niger, in sub-Saharan Africa. Among the few surviving nomads in the world, these tall, slender, handsome, desert dwellers live as they have for centuries, moving their herds across a parched landscape. The central events of their lives-are two great celebrations, culminating in a beautiful and stirring sequence of festive dances. |
ZAR 650.00 |
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Black And White In Colour - Bickford-Smith & MendelsohnBlack and White in Colour: African History on Screen considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by Vivian Bickford-Smith and Richard Mendelsohn, an eminent team of scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with issues that have been prominent in the written history of Africa. |
ZAR 90.00 |
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Africa Adorned - Angela FisherAfrica Adorned by Angela Fisher is a visual delight, a guide for the collector and an important contribution to the study of African art. The book is a Panorama of Jewelry, Dress, Body Decoration, and Hairstyle. Traveling from the Sahara to Cape horn, the author lived among peoples of diverse culture, studying and photographing not only what they wear but what meaning the objects and decorative forms have in their daily lives. The stories she tells along with the photos and illustrations provide a view of African life and its chief visual expression that has never been equaled. |
ZAR 1,200.00 |
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Himba - Margaret JacobsohnHimba by Margaret Jacobsohn describes the people who are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in Kaokoland in the remote north-western corner of Namibia. The integrity of this account along with the full colour photos provides a unique record of the 'ochre people of the dry river beds'. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Ngorongoro - Reinhard KunkelNgorongoro by Reinhard Kunkel is a triumph of wildlife photography. Unrivalled in the richness and diversity of its animal and plant life, Ngorongoro has been called the eighth wonder of the world. |
ZAR 150.00 |
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Namibia - Hugo A LambrechtsNamibia by Hugo A Lambrechts is both an outstanding photographic exploration of Namibia's deserts and an urgent plea for the conservation of these wilderness areas. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Gorongosa - Joao Augusto SilvaGorongosa: Shooting Big Game with a Camera by Joao Augusto Silva describes his experiences photographing big game in Africa. Photographs taken by the author while on foot and without the protection of any fire-arms. Illustrated with 118 b&w and some colour photographs. |
ZAR 450.00 |
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The Mlungu in Africa - Michael Stevenson & Michael Graham-StewartThe Mlungu in Africa: art from the colonial period, 1840-1940 by Michael Stevenson and Michael Graham-Stewart presents African art that engages with the presence of white people in the 'contact zones' and colonial states in sub-Saharan Africa |
ZAR 450.00 |
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Penpricks - Ken VernonPenpricks by Ken Vernon is a fascinating and informed look at the world of SA's political cartoons. It covers the period prior to 1900 to 2000. |
ZAR 90.00 |
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African Art - R S WassingAfrican Art by R S Wassing not only evaluates masks and idols, it also explains the cultural tradition of African tribes out of which the context of the art arises. |
ZAR 485.00 |
