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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].

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Seligman, Thomas K.
Loughran, Kristyne.
Bernus, Edmond.
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.
University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
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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