Dress and Adornment (African Heritage) (Multilingual Edition)
by Peter Magubane
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The way that people dress and adorn themselves may simply be following the dictates of fashion, but it is frequently a means of giving expression to particular social, political or religious values. Specific kinds of dress or the use of certain types of ornamentation are pescribed by ritual or by convention, including deeply entrenched gender relations. Thus clothing and other adornment usually underline the wearer's status and identity. In some African communities, items of beadwork may be show more used to draw attention to a woman's status as the mother of an initiate who has just undergone circumcision, while in others they may play a significant role in divination practices. A wide range of southern African peoples, whose clothing combines traditional and Western elements, is represented in this book. show lessTags
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Peter Magubane An internationally acclaimed photographer, whose distinguished career spans more than 45 years, Peter has been awarded numerous prestigious accolades for his courageous and outstanding contribution to the world of photography, including the Coretta Scott King Literary Award (1983); Robert Capa Award (1986); Dr Erich Salomon Prize show more (1986); NPPA Humanitarian Award (1987); Special Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism (1992); Images of Africa (1993); Pringle Award and Martin Luther King Luthuli Award (1995); Lifetime Achievement Award from Mother Jones Foundation and Leica Cameras, Achievement Award by MACUFE (Bloemfontein), Fellowship from the Professional Photographers of Southern Africa, Fellowship from the Tom Hopkinson School of Journalism and Cultural Studies, University of Wales (Cardiff) (1997); and Order for Meritorious Service Class II from President Mandela (1999). He has also published twelve books Sandra Klopper Dr Sandra Klopper lectures in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town. Her teaching and research interests include the 19th century arts of southern African communities, the politics of traditionalism in contemporary South Africa and various aspects of popular culture show less
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- Nonfiction, Sociology, Art & Design
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- 391.0096 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Costume and personal appearance Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Africa
- LCC
- GT1580 .M34 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Manners and customs (General) Manners and customs (General) Costume. Dress. Fashion
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