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Language: English
Published by Avery, 1981
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- Title
- Man as Art (A Studio Book)
- Author
- Kirk, Malcolm
- Publisher
- Avery
- Publication year
- 1981
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0670452238
- ISBN 13
- 9780670452231
A striking collection of photographic portraits and images of rare carved masks captures the remarkable facial decorations and ceremonial, tribal dress of the natives and warriors of New Guinea
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Synopsis
Originally published in 1981 by Viking Press. Photographer Kirk made seven trips to New Guinea between 1967 and 1980 taking hundreds of photos. Of these, 62 stunning portrait photos and 31 photos of rarely seen New Guinea masks are presented along with an extended essay by anthropologist Andrew Strathern explaining the context of the elaborate face
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