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The night life of trees /

Title
The night life of trees / [adapted & edited from the original Hindi narratives by Gita Wolf and Sirish Rao ; art:] Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai and Ram Singh Urveti.
Author
Wolf, Gita.
Publication
Chennai, India : Tara Publishing, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Rao, Sirish.
  • Shayam, Bhajju.
  • Urveti, Ram Singh.
  • Vyam, Durgabai.
Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.; 34 cm.
Summary
This book is a tribute to the majesty of trees, and to old ways of relating to the natural world. Each painting is accompanied by its own poetic tale, myth or lore -- narrated by the artists themselves recreating the familiarity and awe with which the Gond people of central India view the cosmos. Silk-screened by hand on black paper.
Subject
  • Folklore > India
  • Trees > Folklore
ISBN
  • 8186211926 :
  • 9788186211922
LCCN
2008325255
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library