The Body Decorated

The Body Decorated
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Publisher : [London ; New York] : Thames and Hudson
Total Pages : 93
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ISBN-10 : 0500060088
ISBN-13 : 9780500060087
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Book Synopsis The Body Decorated by : Victoria Ebin

Download or read book The Body Decorated written by Victoria Ebin and published by [London ; New York] : Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 1979 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines a variety of tattooing, scarification, painting and adornment techniques used in Africa, Asia, America, and Oceania since the eighteenth century with a discussion of body adornment in rituals and religion


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