Ethnic Jewelry

by John Mack

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810908913
• ISBN13: 9780810908918
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 2.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Ethnic Jewelry

The majority of jewelry items in the book are from the British Museum. Experts in the social sciences discuss jewelry traditions around the world.The photographs are exactly in focus so that you can study the minutest detail. The book is divided into geographic areas - Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas. A final chapter summarizes materials and techniques used to make the jewelry.