Doran H. Ross (1947–2020)
Autor(a) de Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity (UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series)
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Obras de Doran H. Ross
Associated Works
Private Obsessionen: Die Sammlung Lindner [A4 : Magazin für aussereuropäische Kunst und Kultur. Afrika, Australien,… — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1947-10-17
- Data de falecimento
- 2020-09-16
- Sexo
- male
- Ocupação
- museum director
Membros
Resenhas
Elephant The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture de Doran H. (Edited by) Ross
The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, eighteen scholars pay homage to both the African elephant and African creativity. The elephant's natural history is the starting point for this collection. Other essays discuss the animal's place in religious imagery, local economies, and regional cultures. The global appetite for ivory and the consequences of the ivory trade are the focus of two essays and of the epilogue, which also discusses the elephant as an endangered species.… (mais)
One of the top 5 books covering African dolls and figures. Excellent examples of most tribes organized by country. Color photographs.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 177
- Popularidade
- #121,427
- Avaliação
- 4.6
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 16
- Idiomas
- 1