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Etat : Good. Original black cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs mostly in colour, small maps, 4to.; Rear bottom corner bumped.

Etat : Good. Original black cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, 4to.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Art of the Abelam is considered a rare and highly collectible book. Book condition is near fine. Hard cover. Dust jacket near fine. Book boards are clean & unmarked front & back of the book. Book block is clean & unmarked all sides of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. Over-all an excellent and neat copy of the book. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the weight is over 500grams. Actual weight of the book is 1.962kg. Heavy book. Art of the Abelam is a 264-page hardcover exhibition catalogue edited by premier Oceanic art dealer Michael Hamson, published to accompany his 2015 Parcours des Mondes exhibition in Paris. The book serves as a high-quality visual and scholarly survey celebrating the peak of Abelam artistry from Papua New Guinea. Exceptional Masterpieces: The catalogue features 170 historical Abelam objects. The curated selection deliberately highlights older, museum-quality pieces to display the absolute best of the region's traditional craftsmanship. Scholarly Essays: It compiles critical commentary, field insights, and contextual research through contributing essays written by prominent tribal art experts, including: Siobhan Campbell, Laurent Granier, Virginia-Lee Webb, Ph.D. Diane Sheehan Michael Hamson Anthropological Themes : Explored While showcasing physical carvings and masks, the volume contextualises how closely tied Abelam art is to their spiritual life and agriculture: The Power of Paint: Explores how the Abelam viewed paint as an animating force. Without ritually produced pigments, a carving was considered "dead wood. "Yam Culture: Contextualises iconic pieces like wooden yam masks, which are used during public ceremonies to decorate harvested long yams, transforming both the crop and the community members to honor ancestral spirits. Out of Print: Because copies were primarily distributed to gallery clients and specialized institutions at the time of the exhibition, it is now entirely out of print from the source.…

Hardcover. Etat : gut. 2019. Between the Known and Unknown: New Guinea Art from Astrolobe Bay to Morobe In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Etat : gut. 2019. Art of the Abelam In englischer Sprache. pages.