Overview
Ethnic Jewellery is a beautifully illustrated survey of traditional jewellery covering:Africa
The Middle East
India
The Far East
The Pacific
Pre-Columbian America
Latin America (Indian)
North American (Indian)
Materials and Techniques
The colour and exuberance of traditional jewellery has always attracted collectors and travellers. African beadwork, North American Indian silver, jade from the Far East and shellwork from the Pacific - these are just some of the beautiful pieces surveyed in this book. A team of experts explains how such jewellery has been made and worn, the relationship of the materials the culture, and how the techniques of manufacture have survived for centuries. Even today traditional jewellery is still being made, although the repertoire is constantly enriched by new materials and influenced by modern taste.
Author Biography: John Mack is former Keeper of Ethnography, The British Museum, London. He is the author of Madagascar: Island of the Ancestors and Emil Torday and the Art of the Congo and co-author of African Textiles and Ethnic Sculpture.
Synopsis
Ethnic Jewellery is a beautifully illustrated survey of traditional jewellery covering:
Africa
The Middle East
India
The Far East
The Pacific
Pre-Columbian America
Latin America (Indian)
North American (Indian)
Materials and Techniques
The colour and exuberance of traditional jewellery has always attracted collectors and travellers. African beadwork, North American Indian silver, jade from the Far East and shellwork from the Pacific - these are just some of the beautiful pieces surveyed in this book. A team of experts explains how such jewellery has been made and worn, the relationship of the materials the culture, and how the techniques of manufacture have survived for centuries. Even today traditional jewellery is still being made, although the repertoire is constantly enriched by new materials and influenced by modern taste.
Author Biography: John Mack is former Keeper of Ethnography, The British Museum, London. He is the author of Madagascar: Island of the Ancestors and Emil Torday and the Art of the Congo and co-author of African Textiles and Ethnic Sculpture.