Doran H. Ross (1947–2020)
Autor/a de Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity (UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series)
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Obres de Doran H. Ross
Obres associades
Private Obsessionen: Die Sammlung Lindner [A4 : Magazin für aussereuropäische Kunst und Kultur. Afrika, Australien,… — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1947-10-17
- Data de defunció
- 2020-09-16
- Gènere
- male
- Professions
- museum director
Membres
Ressenyes
Elephant The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture de Doran H. (Edited by) Ross
The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, eighteen scholars pay homage to both the African elephant and African creativity. The elephant's natural history is the starting point for this collection. Other essays discuss the animal's place in religious imagery, local economies, and regional cultures. The global appetite for ivory and the consequences of the ivory trade are the focus of two essays and of the epilogue, which also discusses the elephant as an endangered species.… (més)
One of the top 5 books covering African dolls and figures. Excellent examples of most tribes organized by country. Color photographs.
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Potser també t'agrada
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 11
- També de
- 3
- Membres
- 177
- Popularitat
- #121,427
- Valoració
- 4.6
- Ressenyes
- 2
- ISBN
- 16
- Llengües
- 1