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Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world

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Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world / edited by Thomas K. Seligman and Kristyne Loughran ; with essays contributed by Edmond Bernus ... [et al.].
Publication
Los Angeles : Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University : UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Seligman, Thomas K.
  • Loughran, Kristyne.
  • Bernus, Edmond.
  • Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.
  • University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
Description
291 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map; 31 cm.
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Note
  • "Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University and the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, part of UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-278) and index.
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- Notes to the reader -- An introduction to the Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman -- The Sahara / Thomas K. Seligman -- Poetry as a reflection of Tuareg cultural values and identity / Gian Carlo Castelli Gattinara -- Tifinar / Kristyne Loughran -- The Inadan, makers of Amazigh identity : the case of the Aïr region / Mohamed ag Ewangaye -- Indigenous beliefs and Islam / Thomas K. Seligman -- The Tuareg artisan : from technician to mediator / Edmond Bernus -- The stuff of life : tent, food, weapons / Kristyne Loughran -- Tuareg music : from acoustic to electric / François Borel -- Tea / Thomas K. Seligman -- Dress, identity, and gender in Tuareg culture and society / Susan Rasmussen -- Personal beautification and grooming / Kristyne Loughran -- Tuareg women and their jewelry / Kristyne Loughran -- Does it have to be beautiful to empower? / Kristyne Loughran -- Tuareg jewelry / Kristyne Loughran -- The art of being Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman -- Upon request: commissions with Saidi Oumba and Andi Ouhoulou / Thomas K. Seligman -- The cross of Agadez (Tenaghalt tan Agadez) / Kristyne Loughran and Thomas K. Seligman -- African symbols in the larger world / Thomas K. Seligman -- A l'atelier / Jean-Yves Brizot.
Call Number
*OFZ+ 07-1242
ISBN
  • 0974872946 (soft cover)
  • 9780974872940 (soft cover)
  • 0974872962 (hard cover)
  • 9780974872964 (hard cover)
LCCN
  • 2005028611
  • 9780974872940
  • 9780974872964
OCLC
61859773
Title
Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world / edited by Thomas K. Seligman and Kristyne Loughran ; with essays contributed by Edmond Bernus ... [et al.].
Imprint
Los Angeles : Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University : UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-278) and index.
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Seligman, Thomas K.
Loughran, Kristyne.
Bernus, Edmond.
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.
University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
Other Standard Identifier
9780974872940
9780974872964
Research Call Number
*OFZ+ 07-1242
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