To the developed world, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest has become an issue of vital concern. The ever-diminishing indigenous tribes inhabiting this vast region of beauty are equally threatened. Yet while the Western passion for folk art continues to thrive, the extraordinary creations of the peoples of the Amazon have until now received little attention. This book is their definitive documentation. A variety of objects both ceremonial and utilitarian are illustrated in over 150 specially commissioned photographs - exotic headresses, feather dance costumes, anteater masks, body ornaments of all kinds, ceramics, basketry and weapons - while the text defines the anthropological significance of each artifact. The objects embody a wealth of natural materials, from iridescent beetle wings and plumage, to animal teeth and woods - surviving expressions of a fragile environment.

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Title: Arts of the Amazon
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0500278245
ISBN 13: 9780500278246
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good

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Describes and illustrates examples of the arts produced by Indians of the Amazon rain forest, including both ceremonial and utilitarian objects ranging from feather headdresses and body ornaments to ceramic sculptures and fine basketry

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The plight of the rain forests of the Amazon basin is well known, yet the people who live there, and their decorative arts, are relatively anonymous. Arts of the Amazon, edited by art historian Barbara Braun with text by anthropologist Peter G. Roe, addresses this gap with a collection of 192 illustrations, most in color, displaying fine basketry, masks, ceramic sculpture and vibrant feather-work headdresses, armbands and more. (Thames & Hudson)
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