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Published by KIT Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10: 906832540XISBN 13: 9789068325409
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Book
Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Published by KIT 2004, 2004
Seller: Peter J. Hadley Bookseller ABA ILAB, Ludlow, United Kingdom
First Edition
VG bright tight copy in publishers decorated boards in slightly rubbed dustjacket. 1st edition, 1st issue. Drawing on the vast repertoire of 'oral literature' of the Iban, this book shows how Iban women ritualized art in such a way that textiles drove men to take heads. The Iban people to Borneo had no scholastic aptitude tests to help them assess the intellectual capacity of a prospective mate and so they turned to art. Women looked for an intelligent and courageous man to protect them and pass on his gifts to their children. The performance indicators were a trophy head and demonstrable artistic talent. Men simply sought an intelligent woman. The performance indicator was the completion of a complex woven design in ikat, sungkit or pilih which displayed well formed hooks throughout the design. Consequently, art was consciously used by the Iban as a marker of intelligence and a basis for sexual selection. ISBN 906832540X.