AFRICAN CEREMONIES 1-2
Harry N Abrams, Inc., Publishers 1999. 385+360 pp. Two volumes (folios) in a slipcase.. Ett praktverk. Contents: 1. Rites and ceremonies - Africa. 2. Ritual - Africa. 3. Initiation rites - Africa. 4. Marriage customs and rites - Africa. 5. Africa - Religious life and customs. 6. Africa - Social life and customs. Map by Oxford Designers and Illustrators U.K. Slipcase front: Voodoo Dancer, Ghana. Slipcase back: Maasai girl, Kenya. Spine: Berber Bride, Morocco. Cover: Karo Man, Ethiopia. Endpaper: Baobab Tree, Namibia, Volume 1 Page 1: Two Maasai Warriors, Kenya. Page 2: Wodaabe Charm Dancers, Niger. Page 6-7: Bassari Initiation Mask, Senegal. Page 9: Krobo Female Initiate, Ghana. Page 13: Egungun Mask, Benin.Volume 2 Page 1: Alabala Mask, Benin; Page 2: Karo Elder, Ethiopia. Pages 6-7: Dogon Masqueraders, Mali. Cloth. Colour illustrations. Index. Very fine copy! Slightly dented in one corner of the slipcase. Includes bibliographical references.
