Shoowa Design: African Textiles from the Kingdom of Kuba
by Meurant, Georges
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- Paperback
- Condition
- VG/VG. Some edge wear to dj. Contents clean and tight.
- ISBN 10
- 0500973318
- ISBN 13
- 9780500973318
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1986. Paperback. VG/VG. Some edge wear to dj. Contents clean and tight.. Orange and black illus wraps with black lettering. 205 pp. 102 color plates and primarily bw illustrations. "The Shoowa people, a small tribe from the kingdom of Kuba, in what is now Zaire, have been designing and making beautiful textiles for hundreds of years. These intricate designs, in bold earthy colors, have had a variety of uses - as a type of currency, as dowries, status symbols, shrouds, and even as religious vestments..." - from hardcover dj flap.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 193595
- Title
- Shoowa Design: African Textiles from the Kingdom of Kuba
- Author
- Meurant, Georges
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG. Some edge wear to dj. Contents clean and tight.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0500973318
- ISBN 13
- 9780500973318
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- African Decorative Arts ; Shoowa Textiles ; ;
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