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Desert Jewels : North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection by Kristyne Loughran (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMuseum for African Art

ISBN-100945802528

ISBN-139780945802525

eBay Product ID (ePID)71186108

Product Key Features

Book TitleDesert Jewels : North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection

Number of Pages84 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsian / General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Jewelry, American / General

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Photography

AuthorKristyne Loughran

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisA careful analysis of traditional North African jewelry design as an expression of the cultural diversity of North Africa, Desert Jewels presents a superb collection of jewelry from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt, along with late nineteenth- and early twentieth century photographs of North African landscapes, urban scenes, and portraits. The book blends a careful analysis of traditional North African jewelry design and Amazigh (also known as Berber) culture with dazzling images of ornate necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and fibulae. Kristyne Loughran's essay, "Jewels in the Dust," shows North African jewelry - ornate, colorful, and heavy - as an expression of the cultural diversity of North Africa and the mingling of its many peoples. In "The History of Photography in North Africa," Cynthia Becker discusses how at the end of the nineteenth century, when archaeological monuments in North Africa were being explored, several prominent European photographers captured the landscapes and people of this region. Many of the images were used in postcards, while others remained hidden in little known collections.