This is an Estate Fresh old SCARCE BOOK " AFRICA ADORNED " - A PANORAMA OF JEWELRY DRESS BODY DECORATION & HAIRSTYLES pRINTED IN 1989 in SUPER FINE Condition!  Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1984. Hardcover. 304pp. Original color photo-illustrated dustjacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece color photograph. Richly illustrated with color photographs, many full page, of nomad tribes and their extraordinary craftsmanship. " Adornment Worn by men and women -whose bodies are also often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud- the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought in silver, inlaid with semi-precious stones, ivory, or coral"  Its a fantastic look into the African Culture of Adornment and how they express their bodies.   Book size is Table Size 14.5" tall X 10" x 1 3/8" thick.

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