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Examines a variety of tattooing, scarification, painting and adornment techniques used in Africa, Asia, America, and Oceania since the eighteenth century with a discussion of body adornment in rituals and religion
Book Synopsis The Body Decorated by : Victoria Ebin
Download or read book The Body Decorated written by Victoria Ebin and published by [London ; New York] : Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 1979 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines a variety of tattooing, scarification, painting and adornment techniques used in Africa, Asia, America, and Oceania since the eighteenth century with a discussion of body adornment in rituals and religion
Celebrates body decorations through color photographs and commentaries that describe the evolution of different practices throughout history and its role in specific special occasions.
Book Synopsis Decorated Skin by : Karl Gröning
Download or read book Decorated Skin written by Karl Gröning and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates body decorations through color photographs and commentaries that describe the evolution of different practices throughout history and its role in specific special occasions.
This unrivalled collection of striking photographs traces more than ten thousand years of cultural history - from the body painting of stone-age peoples to the self-inflicted piercing of punks and the enduring image of the carnival clown in modern industrial society - illustrating an art form that is finding new relevance in the world of today. To set the plates in context, a distinguished team of art historians, ethnologists and archaeologists has provided enlightening commentaries which document the development of an extraordinarily broad spectrum of body painting, tattooing and scarring techniques.
Book Synopsis Body Decoration by : Karl Gröning
Download or read book Body Decoration written by Karl Gröning and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unrivalled collection of striking photographs traces more than ten thousand years of cultural history - from the body painting of stone-age peoples to the self-inflicted piercing of punks and the enduring image of the carnival clown in modern industrial society - illustrating an art form that is finding new relevance in the world of today. To set the plates in context, a distinguished team of art historians, ethnologists and archaeologists has provided enlightening commentaries which document the development of an extraordinarily broad spectrum of body painting, tattooing and scarring techniques.
Body painting, decoration, depilation, mutilation, scarification around the world with examples from Australian Aboriginal cultures and social, sexual and religious associations (totemic, mourning, passage rites)
Book Synopsis The Decorated Body by : Robert Brain
Download or read book The Decorated Body written by Robert Brain and published by Hutchinson Radius. This book was released on 1979 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body painting, decoration, depilation, mutilation, scarification around the world with examples from Australian Aboriginal cultures and social, sexual and religious associations (totemic, mourning, passage rites)
Book Synopsis The Body Decorated by : Victoria Ebin
Download or read book The Body Decorated written by Victoria Ebin and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Two renowned photographers record in stunning detail and variety the practice of body adornment in the world's most remote regions.
Book Synopsis Vanishing Beauty by : Bertie Winkel
Download or read book Vanishing Beauty written by Bertie Winkel and published by Prestel Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two renowned photographers record in stunning detail and variety the practice of body adornment in the world's most remote regions.
Book Synopsis Flower Decoration in the House by : Gertrude Jekyll
Download or read book Flower Decoration in the House written by Gertrude Jekyll and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
"" When Sumita hennas my hands and feet, I am transported to another time and place a world of magic, passion, and romance. Madonna""No longer the preserve of Asian and Middle Eastern brides, mehndi has been embraced by women of all backgrounds. Sumita Batra's stunning henna designs have graced some of the most renowned celebrities of our time, including Madonna and Gwen Stefani. Now she has created the definitive guide to this ancient art form of body decoration, featuring everything from the historical, symbolic, and spiritual aspects of mehndi to 40 original and easily reproduced patterns including glitter techniques."
Book Synopsis The Art of Mehndi by : Sumita Batra
Download or read book The Art of Mehndi written by Sumita Batra and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "" When Sumita hennas my hands and feet, I am transported to another time and place a world of magic, passion, and romance. Madonna""No longer the preserve of Asian and Middle Eastern brides, mehndi has been embraced by women of all backgrounds. Sumita Batra's stunning henna designs have graced some of the most renowned celebrities of our time, including Madonna and Gwen Stefani. Now she has created the definitive guide to this ancient art form of body decoration, featuring everything from the historical, symbolic, and spiritual aspects of mehndi to 40 original and easily reproduced patterns including glitter techniques."
Book Synopsis Celtic Body Decoration by : Andy Sloss
Download or read book Celtic Body Decoration written by Andy Sloss and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Over the course of numerous voyages to Africa's Omo Valley, Hans Silvester became fascinated by the beauty of the Surma, Mursi, Hamer and Kurma tribes, who share a taste for body painting and extravagant decorations borrowed from nature. This collection of photographs captures these accoutrements.
Book Synopsis Natural Fashion by : Hans Silvester
Download or read book Natural Fashion written by Hans Silvester and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of numerous voyages to Africa's Omo Valley, Hans Silvester became fascinated by the beauty of the Surma, Mursi, Hamer and Kurma tribes, who share a taste for body painting and extravagant decorations borrowed from nature. This collection of photographs captures these accoutrements.
