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  • Abrahams, Roger D.
    SINGING THE MASTER: The Emergence of African American Culture in the Plantation South.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pantheon, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the dual origins (old English and African) of the corn-shucking ceremony on antebellum plantations. Illustrated, extensive notes, appendix with original accounts of the ceremony, index. 342 pages. ISBN: 0-394-555910.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 18715
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  • Alvarez , Robert R. Jr.
    FAMILIA: Migration and Adaptation In Baja and Alta California, 1800-1975

    Edition: First printing.

    Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1986). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with photographs. "Alvarez investigates the life histories of pioneer migrants and their offspring, finding a human dimension to migration which centers on the family. Spanish, American, and English exploits paved the way for exchange between Baja and Alta California. Alvarez shows how cultural stability actually increased as migrants settled in new locations, bringing their common values and memories with them." Includes an appendix with the original Spanish field notes, notes, bibliography, index. xv. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-520053470.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76853
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  • TRAVELS IN A STONE CANOE: The Return to the Wisdomkeepers by Arden, Harvey and Steve Wall.
    Arden, Harvey and Steve Wall.
    TRAVELS IN A STONE CANOE: The Return to the Wisdomkeepers

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Two journalists who came back from an assignment in Indian Country with a powerful message for humankind share the intensely personal story surrounding their time with the Wisdomkeepers, and continue to extoll the Native American approach to humanity and life." Photographs. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-684800942.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 86102
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  • THE EVOLUTION OF MAN: A Series of Lectures Delivered before the Yale Chapter of the Sigme Xi during the Academic Year 1921-1922. by Baitsell, George Alfred, editor.
    Baitsell, George Alfred, editor.
    THE EVOLUTION OF MAN: A Series of Lectures Delivered before the Yale Chapter of the Sigme Xi during the Academic Year 1921-1922.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. Hardcover - Includes lectures by Richard Swann Lull, Harry Burr Ferris, George Howard Parker, James Rowland Angell, Albert Galloway Keller, & Edwin Grant Conklin on the antiquity of man, the evolution of intelligence, societal evolution and more. Glossy frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Bibliography, index. x, 202 pp.

    Condition: Very good in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (prev owner's name, tanning to pages), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 71163
    Keywords: Anthropology
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  • Barnouw, Victor
    AN INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY: Ethnology

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Homewood, IL Dorsey, 1975.

    Condition: VG

    Book ID: 10198
    Keywords: Anthropology
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  • PERIPHERAL VISIONS: Learning Along the Way. by Bateson, Mary Catherine.
    Bateson, Mary Catherine.
    PERIPHERAL VISIONS: Learning Along the Way.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A look at learning through experience of global culture - from her travels and living in Iran, the Philippines, Tibet, America and more. By the daughter of anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, who is herself a well-known anthropologist. INSCRIBED on the half title page. Sources. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0168595.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43046
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  • PERIPHERAL VISIONS: Learning Along the Way. by Bateson, Mary Catherine.
    Bateson, Mary Catherine.
    PERIPHERAL VISIONS: Learning Along the Way.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at learning through experience of global culture - from her travels and living in Iran, the Philippines, Tibet, America and more. By the daughter of anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, who is herself a well-known anthropologist. Sources. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0168595.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (a new, unread copy, but with a remainder line).

    Book ID: 43049
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  • Beidelman, T. O.
    THE KAGURU: A Matrilinear People of East Africa.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971.). A title in the 'Case Studies in Anthropology' series under the general editorship of George and Louise Spindler. Illustrated with photographs. Map, glossary, bibliography. 134 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0767652.

    Condition: Good in illustrated wrappers (some rubbing to the covers, marginal notations in pencil - erasable.)

    Book ID: 30562
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  • QUARRY: Closing in on the Missing Link. by Boaz, Noel T.
    Boaz, Noel T.
    QUARRY: Closing in on the Missing Link.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Free Press, (1993) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthropologist's account of how "knowledge about early humans has leaped dramatically during the last generation. [In] 1950, biological anthropology was born at a conference at Cold Spring Harbor. This new science replaced the old method of studying fossil human specimens.. . with new disciplines that situated early humans in their social and ecological context. . . [He recounts ] his own adventures on long, weary, dusty digs in Zaire and Libya are recounted with verve as he addresses key questions - Why did bipedalism develop? What role did climate play in our origins?" SIGNED on the title page. Photographs, index. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-029045010.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 84686
    Keywords: Anthropology
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  • Burnham, Philip.
    THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCE IN NORTHERN CAMEROON.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study extending over a period of 25 years in northern Cameroon, a region of great cultural diversity, populated by the politically dominant Fulbe, the pastoral Mbororo, and farming groups like the Gbaya. Looks also at the conflicts between traditions and nationalism, and of the effects of organizations like the World Bank. Extensive notes, glossary, bibliography, index. 210 pp. ISBN: 1-56098-6948.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 26430
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  • Clay, Brenda Johnson.
    MANDAK REALITIES: Person and Power in Central New Ireland.

    Edition: First printing.

    New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Examines aspects of both the daily and ceremonial life of these people in Papua New Guinea. Charts, two maps, glossary, bibliography, index. xviii, 309 pp. ISBN: 0-813511437.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 25276
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  • UNBOUND: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human, Transformed Society, and Brought Our World to the Brink. by Currier, Richard L.
    Currier, Richard L.
    UNBOUND: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human, Transformed Society, and Brought Our World to the Brink.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Arcade Publishing, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Humanity has been repeatedly transformed by certain key technologies, each of which has triggered a profound metamorphosis. . . The fabrication of weapons, the mastery of fire, and the technologies of clothing and shelter transformed the human body, enabling us to walk upright, shed our body hair, and migrate out of tropical Africa into temperate climates. Symbolic communication changed human evolution from a slow biological process into a fast cultural process. Food production transformed the relationship between humanity and the environment, and with technologies of interaction led to the birth of civilization. Precision machinery, developed to build accurate clocks, spawned the industrial revolution and the rise of nation-states;…

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    New York: Arcade Publishing, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Humanity has been repeatedly transformed by certain key technologies, each of which has triggered a profound metamorphosis. . . The fabrication of weapons, the mastery of fire, and the technologies of clothing and shelter transformed the human body, enabling us to walk upright, shed our body hair, and migrate out of tropical Africa into temperate climates. Symbolic communication changed human evolution from a slow biological process into a fast cultural process. Food production transformed the relationship between humanity and the environment, and with technologies of interaction led to the birth of civilization. Precision machinery, developed to build accurate clocks, spawned the industrial revolution and the rise of nation-states; and in the next metamorphosis, the rise of digital technologies may well lead to the birth of a global civilization." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, Photographs,notes, bibliography, index. xx, 376 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) Promotional bookmark laid in.

    Book ID: 68886
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  • Davis, Hassoldt.
    SORCERERS' VILLAGE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Little Brown & Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1955. dj. Hardcover first edition - A journey into the jungles of the Ivory Coast in search of a secret school of magicians and witch doctors. Illustrated with photographs by Ruth and Hassoldt Davis. 334 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dustjacket with sunning on the spine, some rubbing and other wear.

    Book ID: 34967
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  • SHADOWS IN THE SUN: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire. by Davis, Wade.
    Davis, Wade.
    SHADOWS IN THE SUN: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Lone Pine Publishing (1992). First edition - The author, a Harvard ethnobotanist, writes with empathy and understanding and personal experience about indigenous tribes from the tropics to the Arctic circle. Included are chapters on shamanic healing, the plants of the gods - and on the end of the wild. Photographs. 156 pp. ISBN: 1551050269.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps.

    Book ID: 56933
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  • BULLS, BULLFIGHTING, AND SPANISH IDENTITIES. by Douglass, Carrie B.
    Douglass, Carrie B.
    BULLS, BULLFIGHTING, AND SPANISH IDENTITIES.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1999). A study of symbolism around bulls and bullfighting which is used to examine the broader anthropological issues of identity and nationhood. Discusses in some detail three regional feistas focused on the bull in different areas of the country - Bilbao, Sevilla and Pamplona. Illustrated. Notes, literature cited, index. xii 245 pp. ISBN: 0-816516529.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (faint remainder line)

    Book ID: 75430
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  • ETHNOMEDICAL SYSTEMS IN AFRICA: Patterns of Traditional Medicine in Rural and Urban Kenya. by [Ethnobotany] Good, Charles M.
    [Ethnobotany] Good, Charles M.
    ETHNOMEDICAL SYSTEMS IN AFRICA: Patterns of Traditional Medicine in Rural and Urban Kenya.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Guilford Press, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the survival, adaptation and utilization of traditional medical systems in a rapidly modernizing country and suggests that a collaboration between traditional and Western biomedicine would advance the goals of community health. Photographs, references, index. xxi, 354 pp. ISBN: 0-89862-7796.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 53820
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  • AFRICA DISCOVERS HER PAST. by Fage, J.D., editor.
    Fage, J.D., editor.
    AFRICA DISCOVERS HER PAST.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    London, Ibadan, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, (1971). A collection of 12 essays - based on a series of broadcasts given in the B.B.C. African Service in 1967 - which "looks at current methods of research and shows how archaeology, anthropology and linguistics can be combined with written and oral records to reconstruct African history." Among the contributors are Ivor Wilks, Alan Ryder, Anthony Atmore, Shula Marks and others. Index. viii, 96 p. ISBN: 0-19412276X.

    Condition: Very good in glossy black illustrated wrappers (bump to top of spine, prev owner's name)

    Book ID: 85082
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  • THE HEARTLAND CHRONICLES. by Foley, Douglas.
    Foley, Douglas.
    THE HEARTLAND CHRONICLES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1995). Hardcover first edition - From the foreword: This is a tale of Indians and whites living together in a small Iowa community. It is also about an anthropologist returning to his home town, and how he got inside Iowa's tiny but old Mesquaki Indian culture just at the moment that the tribe's civil rights struggle and its new casino changed all the old relationships, as these tribal people - with their noble traditions - came into modernity. A title in the Series in Contemporary Ethnography. References, index. ix, 228 pp. ISBN: 0-812233263.

    Condition: Fine in gray cloth (a new copy.) No dust jacket as issued.

    Book ID: 76765
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  • KINAALADA: A Study of the Navaho Girl's Puberty Ceremony. by Frisbie, Charlotte Johnson.
    Frisbie, Charlotte Johnson.
    KINAALADA: A Study of the Navaho Girl's Puberty Ceremony.

    Edition: First printing.

    Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first complete, detailed account of the Navaho girls' puberty ritual, one of the most commonly performed but least examined elements of the Blessing Way complex,. Includes the Navoho text and translations and sheet music of 75 of the songs sung at the ritual. Based on the author's own experiences, and published accounts and on notes by other students. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, charts. Appendices, bibliography, index. xiii, [ 437 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust+ jacket (some minor edgewear to the dj, chip at bottom of dj spine.)

    Book ID: 43067
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  • NINE DAYAK NIGHTS: The Story of a Dayak Folk Hero. by Geddes, W.R.
    Geddes, W.R.
    NINE DAYAK NIGHTS: The Story of a Dayak Folk Hero.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York & London: Oxford University Press, (1969). Although the Dayaks of Borneo have a gruesome reputation, known only for their skulls and their headhouses, and quoted as examples of the most primitive savagery, the author spent two years among them after the end of the World War II and found them attractive, affectionate and practical. This introduction to their way of life, includes the legend of Kichapi as recounted by the village shaman during nine evenings. Illustrated with photographs. Index. xxxi, 144 pp.

    Condition: Good only (some wear to the covers).

    Book ID: 87215
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  • CUSTOM AND CONFLICT IN AFRICA. by Gluckman, Max
    Gluckman, Max
    CUSTOM AND CONFLICT IN AFRICA.

    Edition: 4th printing.

    London: Basil Blackwell , (1963.) dj. Hardcover - Six anthropological lectures on the ways in which quarrels are handled by African societies based upon their customs, including witchcraft, conflicting allegiances, morals, rituals and beliefs. Reading list. ix,173 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (previous owner's name.)

    Book ID: 48419
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  • WAYS OF KNOWING: Experience, Knowledge, and Power Among the Dene Tha by Goulet, Jean-Guy A.
    Goulet, Jean-Guy A.
    WAYS OF KNOWING: Experience, Knowledge, and Power Among the Dene Tha

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1998.). "This innovative study reveals the creative world of a Native community. Once seminomadic hunters and gatherers who traveled by horse wagon, canoe, and dog sled, the Dene Tha of northern Canada today live in government-built homes in the settlement of Chateh. Their lives are a distinct blend of old and new, in which traditional forms of social control, healing, and praying entwine with services supplied by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a nursing station, and a Roman Catholic church. Many older cultural beliefs and practices remain: ghosts linger, reincarnating and sometimes causing deaths; past and future are interpreted through the Prophet Dance; "animal helpers" become lifelong companions and sources of power; and personal…

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    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1998.). "This innovative study reveals the creative world of a Native community. Once seminomadic hunters and gatherers who traveled by horse wagon, canoe, and dog sled, the Dene Tha of northern Canada today live in government-built homes in the settlement of Chateh. Their lives are a distinct blend of old and new, in which traditional forms of social control, healing, and praying entwine with services supplied by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a nursing station, and a Roman Catholic church. Many older cultural beliefs and practices remain: ghosts linger, reincarnating and sometimes causing deaths; past and future are interpreted through the Prophet Dance; "animal helpers" become lifelong companions and sources of power; and personal visions and experiences are considered the roots of true knowledge. " Map. Notes, references, index. xliv, 334 pp. ISBN: 0-8032-70747.

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    Condition: Good overall - underlining on a few pages, stains to bottom edge of textblock.

    Book ID: 48415
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  • THE PRIMITIVE READER: An Anthology of Myths, Tales, Songs, Riddles and Proverbs of Aboriginal Peoples Around the World. by Greenway, John, editor.
    Greenway, John, editor.
    THE PRIMITIVE READER: An Anthology of Myths, Tales, Songs, Riddles and Proverbs of Aboriginal Peoples Around the World.

    Edition: First printing.

    Hatboro PA: Folklore Associates, 1965. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes over 250 examples of aboriginal verbal lore - stories, tales, songs, riddles and more - each with an informative introduction by the editor. Sources, 211 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in orange cloth in a near fine dustjacket (sunning to spine of dj, original price of $5.50 still present.) Uncommon, especially in this condition.

    Book ID: 85833
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  • Grottanelli, Vinigi L.
    THE PYTHON KILLER: Stories of Nzema Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Twenty stories of life, beliefs and customs of the Nzema tribe of southern Ghana in Western Africa. The Nzema inhabit the forests and lagoons along the Atlantic coast, and Grottanelli was the only anthropologist to live among them - as he did intermittently over a period of more than 30 years. Map, phototgraphs, an appendix on "Witchcraft as an Allegory," notes, glossary, index. xi, 223 pp. ISBN: 0-226310051.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 36713
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  • THE PYTHON KILLER: Stories of Nzema Life. by Grottanelli, Vinigi L.
    Grottanelli, Vinigi L.
    THE PYTHON KILLER: Stories of Nzema Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, (1988). Hardcover first edition - Twenty stories of life, beliefs and customs of the Nzema tribe of southern Ghana in Western Africa. The Nzema inhabit the forests and lagoons along the Atlantic coast, and Grottanelli was the only anthropologist to live among them - as he did intermittently over a period of more than 30 years. Map, phototgraphs, an appendix on "Witchcraft as an Allegory," notes, glossary, index. xi, 223 pp. ISBN: 0-226310051.

    Condition: Very near fine in brown cloth, lacking the dust jacket (synopsis from front flap is pasted inside the front cover.)

    Book ID: 54589
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  • FIVE HUNDRED SCORPIONS. by Hearon, Shelby
    Hearon, Shelby
    FIVE HUNDRED SCORPIONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1987. Hardcover first edition - A very different novel by this award-winning Southern author - "With remarkable skill, Hearon takes a contemporary story of a man who leaves his wife to 'find himself,' invests it with specificity and distinctiveness, and slowly segues into the heightened realm of metaphor and myth. Discontented with his wife Peg, whom he considers volatile and foolishly enthusiastic, Charlottesville lawyer Paul Sinclair suddenly decamps to join an anthropological expedition to the small Mexican town of Tepoztlan, near Cuernavaca. Enflamed by idealism and infatuated with one of the women on the project, Paul only gradually becomes aware that he has been duped as to the purpose of the study," (PW) 306 pp. ISBN: 0-689115849.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73527
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  • NOSES. by Holden, Harold M., M.D.
    Holden, Harold M., M.D.
    NOSES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co., (1950). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at the nose in psychology, literature, art, plastic surgery, folklore and anthropology, written in an entertaining and non-technical fashion by a medical doctor and plastic surgeon. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Bibliography, index. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. 252 pp.

    Condition: Very good in dark green cloth with gold lettering (lettering rubbed and illegible on spine), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85752
    Keywords: Anthropology
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  • THE GODDESS AND THE MOON MAN. The Sacred Art of the Tiwi Aborigines. by Holmes, Sandra Le Brun (1924-2017)
    Holmes, Sandra Le Brun (1924-2017)
    THE GODDESS AND THE MOON MAN. The Sacred Art of the Tiwi Aborigines.

    Edition: First printing.

    NSW, Australia: Craftsman House, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book which describes and illustrates aspects of the Tiwi culture that had virtually disappeared at the time of publication, by a controversial author who was known as an indigenous rights advocate/activist. "The story of how man became mortal unfolds in the beautiful and dramatic story of the Tiwi Pukamani ceremony. It is illustrated with the magnificent sculptures, grave posts and bark paintings that in the absence of a written language preserved and perpetuated the ancient customs and religion of the Tiwi people of Melville Island." The author was an anthropological researcher whose concern for the plight of tribal people has guided her life - she traveled for…

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    NSW, Australia: Craftsman House, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book which describes and illustrates aspects of the Tiwi culture that had virtually disappeared at the time of publication, by a controversial author who was known as an indigenous rights advocate/activist. "The story of how man became mortal unfolds in the beautiful and dramatic story of the Tiwi Pukamani ceremony. It is illustrated with the magnificent sculptures, grave posts and bark paintings that in the absence of a written language preserved and perpetuated the ancient customs and religion of the Tiwi people of Melville Island." The author was an anthropological researcher whose concern for the plight of tribal people has guided her life - she traveled for years in the outback of Western Australia, recording messages between scattered families whose children had been taken from them so they could be "assimilated" and as a documentary filmmaker attempted to enable their voices to be heard. Illustrated throughout with both full color and black and white photographs. Glossary, index. Large square format, 152 pp. ISBN: 9-766410232.

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    Condition: Fine in brown cloth in a fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88960
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  • Jahn, Janheinz.
    THROUGH AFRICAN DOORS: Experiences and Encounters in West Africa.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Grove Press, 1962. dj. Hardcover first edition - Jahn, a noted writer on African culture, ate, slept and traveled as the Africans do themselves through Nigeria and Togo. Illustrated with black and white photographs by Helmut Lander. Translated by Oliver Coburn. 235 pp plus 4 pp of maps.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (minor wear to dj.)

    Book ID: 33356
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  • Kerns, Virginia.
    WOMEN AND THE ANCESTORS: Black Carib Kinship and Ritual.

    Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.

    Chicago: University of Illinois Press, (1997). Second edition of this classic study of Black Carib culture and its preservation through ancestral rituals, originally published in 1983. This edition includes a new foreword by Constance R. Sutton and a new afterword by the author. Appendices, references, index. 247 pp. ISBN: 0-252-066650.

    Condition: Fine (as new.)

    Book ID: 26452
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