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Synopsis
This is a photographic expose of the Turkana people in the far north-west corner of Kenya. They are an independent tribe, one of the last truly nomadic peoples in Africa. The rainfall in the Lake Turkana region rarely exceeds six inches per annum, and daytime temperatures soar to more than 100 degrees fahrenheit in the shade. For ten months of the year, the Turkana live a transitory life dictated by the need to find water and grazing for their herds. But in the rainy season the landscape is transformed to an iridescent green. The herds put on flesh and social activity peaks in July, with a cycle of marriages, feasts, rituals and festivals. Dances are an almost nightly occurrence. Great emphasis is placed on display: young men sport elaborate hairstyles of brightly painted clay topped with ostrich feathers, young girls adorn themselves with loops of coloured beads and elders wear leopardskin capes. Nigel Pavitt, MBE, is the author of "Samburu".
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- PublisherThe Harvill Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 186046176X
- ISBN 13 9781860461767
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The Harvill Press, 1997. Hardback, d/j, 4to, xiii,240pp, illust. D/j slightly bumped and shelfworn. A good copy in fair d/j. 186046176X/2.2uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading). Seller Inventory # 381164
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Turkana
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ISBN 10: 186046176X
ISBN 13: 9781860461767
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Seller: Ripponlea Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 14+242pp., Pictorial full colour photographic dustjacket with hint of rubbing to spine-ends & corners of jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, orig. black cloth boards with gilt text to spine, black eps., dbl. page col. illust. title-page, ack., author's note, maps- full page col., intro., col. plts. & diags., full & dbl. page col. photos, epilogue, bibliog. In the far northwest corner of Kenya, blasted by scorching heat and seared by a relentless wind, lies one of the least hospitable regions known to man. Bordering the remoter parts of Uganda, Ethiopia and the Sudan, lives a fiercely independent tribe, one of the last truly nomadic peoples of Africa. Size: Folio. Book. Seller Inventory # 004470
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Turkana
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The Harvill Press, London, 1997
ISBN 10: 186046176X
ISBN 13: 9781860461767
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Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. F/F. Folio. original black cloth gilt in dustwrapper; pp. xiv, 242, with numerous illustrations. A fine copy. Seller Inventory # 003679
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