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Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world / edited by Thomas K. Seligman and Kristyne Loughran ; with essays contributed by Edmond Bernus ... [and others].
Penn Museum Library DT346.T7 A78 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
- Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.
- Art, Tuareg--Exhibitions.
- Art, Tuareg.
- Tuaregs--Material culture--Exhibitions.
- Tuaregs.
- Tuaregs--Social life and customs--Exhibitions.
- Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University--Exhibitions.
- University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History--Exhibitions.
- University of California, Los Angeles.
- Tuaregs--Social life and customs.
- Tuaregs--Material culture.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 291 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University : UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, [2006]
- Contents:
- 1 An Introduction to the Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman 19
- The Sahara / Thomas K. Seligman 28
- 2 Poetry as a Reflection of Tuareg Cultural Values and Identity / Gian Carlo Castelli Gattinara 31
- Tifinar / Kristyne Loughran 54
- 3 The Inadan, Makers of Amazigh Identity: The Case of the Air Region / Mohamed Ag Ewangaye 57
- Indigenous Beliefs and Islam / Thomas K. Seligman 70
- 4 The Tuareg Artisan: From Technician to Mediator / Edmond Bernus 75
- The Stuff of Life: Tent, Food, Weapons / Kristyne Loughran 90
- 5 Tuareg Music: From Acoustic to Electric / Francois Borel 117
- Tea / Thomas K. Seligman 134
- 6 Dress, Identity, and Gender in Tuareg Culture and Society / Susan Rasmussen 139
- Personal Beautification and Grooming / Kristyne Loughran 158
- 7 Tuareg Women and Their Jewelry / Kristyne Loughran 167
- Does It Have to Be Beautiful to Empower? / Kristyne Loughran 194
- Tuareg Jewelry / Kristyne Loughran 202
- 8 The Art of Being Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman 213
- Upon Request: Commissions with Saidi Oumba and Andi Ouhoulou / Thomas K. Seligman 238
- 9 The Cross of Agadez (Tenaghalt tan Agadez) / Kristyne Loughran, Thomas K. Seligman 251
- African Symbols in the Larger World / Thomas K. Seligman 262
- 10 A l'Atelier / Jean-Yves Brizot 267.
- Notes:
- "Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University and the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, part of UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-278) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0974872946
- 0974872962
- OCLC:
- 61859773
- Publisher Number:
- 9780974872940
- 9780974872964
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