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African crafts. / by Jane Kerina ; Illustrated by Tom Feelings, with diagrams by Marylyn Katzman.
LIBRA - Rare TT160 .K46 1970 Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kerina, Jane.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Handicraft--Juvenile literature.
- Handicraft.
- Handicraft--Africa.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Literature.
- Juvenile works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 64 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, Lion Press [©1970]
- Contents:
- The Region of East Africa: Calabash kitchen ware; Fly whisks and fans; Nubian mat; Plant dyes you can make at home
- The Region of North Africa: Leather cushion; Grigri
- Amulet; Zeriref and Bezima
- Silver jewelry
- The Region of West Africa: Kora; African wood sculpture: Chi Wara dance headdress; Royal stool; Akuaba doll ; Akan names; West African textiles: Adinkera
- The Saying-goodbye cloth; Adire Eleso
- Tie-dyed cloth; West African dress-up clothes
- The Region of Central Africa: Mintadi; Mangbetu portrait waterpot; Mankala
- The Region of Southern Africa: Ubuhlali and Umnaka
- Beaded necklace and bangles; Umcamelo
- Headrest.
- Notes:
- "A Lion Book"
- "There are suggestions in this book to help you create things like those that Africans have made over the ages, from ancient to modern times."--Introduction.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy has written asterisk on t.p.
- Banks Collection copy is "2nd Printing".
- ISBN:
- 0874600642
- 9780874600643
- 0874600847
- 9780874600841
- OCLC:
- 278051
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