Traditional African costumes : paper dolls / Yuko Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Yuko.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Dover pictorial archive series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Costume--Africa--Pictorial works.

Costume.

Paper dolls.

Africa.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copies 1 & 2)

Physical Description:

16 plates : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 31 cm.

regular print

Other Title:

African costumes paper dolls

Place of Publication:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, ©1999.

Summary:

With a dozen titles in print, Dover's paper doll series focusing on girls and boys around the world is among our most popular categories. The present volume, featuring the rich folk costume of Germany, includes two dolls accompanied by a wardrobe of 32 traditional costumes, including lederhosen and a dirndl from Bavaria, embroidered jackets and pleated skirts from the Black Forest region, as well as colorful outfits, hats, and headdresses from the Harz Mountains, Frisia and other parts of Germany. An excellent teaching aid for the classroom, this charming collection will delight paper doll fans and costume buffs of all ages.

Notes:

"'Traditional African Costumes Paper Dolls' is a new work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 1999."

2 dolls printed on gatefold cover and 29 costumes and accessories in 16 plates of lightweight stock with notes.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0486408108 :

9780486408101

OCLC:

44008946