Decorated skin  -  Karl Gröning

a world survey of body art

KORTE INHOUD

The decoration of the human body is one of the oldest art forms known to man. As primitive cave paintings show, its history dates back at least 10,000 years, and it has remained with us as a means of cultural expression. This volume presents some of the finest examples of body art of the past and present, taken from all over the globe. Ranging from Australian Aborigines and the Papuans of New Guinea, via the Americas and Africa to India and the Far East, it is a voyage of discovery ending in the present-day...
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2001 Uitgever: Thames & Hudson 256 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  330x250 ISBN-10: 0500283281 ISBN-13: 9780500283288