This beautifully illustrated book features body decoration from all over the world, such as the intricate nose decorations worn by women in India, Maori facial tattoos and South American lip plates and ear discs. It shows the many types of body decoration and the varying ways in which they are used - face painting, for example, features all around the world, in street festivals, traditional theatre and many different rituals and celebrations. It also includes traditional body decoration for you to try at home, such as Native American face painting and West African threaded hair.
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The author, Jillian Powell, has an MA from Cambridge University and an MPhil in Art History from the Courtauld Institute, London. She has written many books for children, and contributes regularly to a range of national magazines. The consultant, Anthony Shelton, is Keeper of Non-Western Art and Anthropology at the Royal Pavilion Art Gallery and Museums, Brighton, and a Research Fellow in the Department of African and Asian Studies at the University of Sussex.
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