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Body piercing, scarification, tattooing - for thousands of years decorative alteration of the human body has been invested with profound cultural and social meaning. This collection of essays, photographs and drawings focuses on the many and diverse ways that human beings have permanently decorated their bodies. The book grew out of a symposium entitled "Art of the Body" held at the University of California, Los Angeles in the early 1980s. Contributors encompass the fields of anthropology, sociology, art history, archaeology and folklore. The geographical and historical perspectives are from Europe and Euro-America, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific Basin (Asia, Oceania, and Native America). The book's text and photographs acknowledge body art as a meaningful part of human behaviour. What dominates throughout is the recognition of artistic potency, mysterious or commonplace, that is a part of marking the body.
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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Museum of Cultural History (edition Third printing), 1988
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Marks of Civilization
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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ISBN 10: 0930741129
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: Very Good. 1st thus. Quarto softcover, 275pp, b/w ills. Tight binding, clean throughout, clean and colorful wraps with light wear to the corners and edges, Very Good. Seller Inventory # 169311
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1988
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Cultural study of body art. Third printing, 1995. 8.5x11-inch softcover of 279 pages with pictorial cover and many illustrations, both color and black & white. Based on the symposium 'Art of the Body' held at UCLA. Condition is VG+. Front cover has a light scratch, corners are slightly rubbed, and there is minor wear on the bottom edge. Covers are straight, spine is uncreased, and binding is tight. Pages, text block edges, and covers are clean and unmarked. Images shown are of actual item. Free shipping within the US. Seller Inventory # ABE-1711577465215
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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Museum of Cultural History, 1988
ISBN 10: 0930741129
ISBN 13: 9780930741129
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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Museum of Cultural History, 1988
ISBN 10: 0930741129
ISBN 13: 9780930741129
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Marks of Civilization; Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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Museum of Cultural History, E-387, 1988
ISBN 10: 0930741129
ISBN 13: 9780930741129
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. 1988. 280 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Body piercing, scarification, tattooingfor thousands of years decorative alteration of the human body has been invested with profound cultural and social meaning. This remarkable collection of essays, photographs, and drawings focuses on the many and diverse ways that human beings have permanently decorated their bodies. Marks of Civilization grew out of a symposium entitled "Art of the Body" held at the University of California, Los Angeles in the early 1980s. Contributors encompass the fields of anthropology, sociology, art history, archaeology, and folklore. The geographical and historical perspectives are from Europe and Euro- America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Pacific Basin (Asia, Oceania, and Native America). The book's text and photographs acknowledge body art as a meaningful part of human behavior. What dominates throughout is the recognition of artistic potency, mysterious or commonplace, that is a part of marking the body.; 8.5 X 1 X 11 inches; 280 pages. Seller Inventory # 74221
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Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body
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ISBN 10: 0930741129
ISBN 13: 9780930741129
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Condition: Gebraucht - Gut. 1988 - Rubin - TB - h4. Seller Inventory # I4-3EV4-LLVS