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A detailed survey of native music in South Africa by Emeritus Professor P. R. Kirby, who studied the instruments under the guidance of native experts while living among the tribesmen. Firstly, a study of primitive music and secondly, a book of anthropological interest as it adds greatly to the knowledge of the customs of native tribes. It is profusely illustrated by photographs of living subjects, as well as of instruments from his own collection.
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The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa
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Witwatersrand University Press, 1968
ISBN 10: 0854940448
ISBN 13: 9780854940448
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Cloth, dj. Tall 8vo. Second edition, 1968 reprint (first published thus 1965). Minor scuffing to dj, now protected in acetate wrapper. Minor shelf wear to boards. Else very sound, with clean internals. Seller Inventory # 2035071
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The musical instruments of the native races of South Africa
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Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, 1968
ISBN 10: 0854940448
ISBN 13: 9780854940448
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 293 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm. A detailed survey of native music in South Africa by Emeritus Professor P. R. Kirby, who studied the instruments under the guidance of native experts while living among the tribesmen. Firstly, a study of primitive music and secondly, a book of anthropological interest as it adds greatly to the knowledge of the customs of native tribes. It is profusely illustrated by photographs of living subjects, as well as of instruments from his own collection. Seller Inventory # 2soas4to207
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Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa (Landmarks in Ethnography)
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Witwatersrand University Press, 1968
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ISBN 13: 9780854940448
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 366 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps, index, bibliography. 0.0. Seller Inventory # ABE.0013348