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Published by Yale University Press, Menil Collection, 2011
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Seller: Diatrope Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Diatrope Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Factory sealed. 136p. Measures 9.25x11.25 inches. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of the historical pieces collected by Western artists and important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and a…rt dealer Jacques Viot, along with photographs by Paul Wirz. The book also explores how European Surrealist artists found inspiration in the art of New Guinea, highlighted by rarely seen photographs by Man Ray of Sentani sculpture.
Language: English
Published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1998
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- First Edition
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, first printing . The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 4to. vii, 199pp.
Language: English
Published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1998
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- First Edition
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.Glands of Destiny First Edition Books
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hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Smithsonian, Washington DC, 1998.FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. As new. Pristine.
Language: English
Published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1998
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 199 pages. 10.50x9.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
More imagesEmbodied Spirits: Gope Boards from the Papuan Gulf
Virginia-Lee Webb (Editor), Thomas Schultze-Westrum (Contributor), Robert L. Welsch (Contributor)
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Seller: The Anthropologists Closet, West Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.The Anthropologists Closet
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New burnt umber cloth hardcover with embossed letters to spine and front cover. New dust jacket. Folio (9.65 x 1.49 x 14.32 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Beautiful color and b&w photos on think heavy paper. Includes maps, bibliography, list of exhibitions,… biographies of authors and an index. 356 pp. **Heavy books may require additional shipping charges** Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A fascinating collection of the wooden ritual objects called 'spirit boards' made in the Papuan Gulf of New Guinea. They represent spirits that protect clans from sickness, evil spirits, and death. The first book devoted exclusively to the subject sets the individual works in their local context with historical and field photographs. The sculptural forms called 'spirit boards' are known by different names in the numerous ethnic regions of the Papuan Gulf, and are called gope in several languages. Traditionally, boards were made with wood from discarded canoes, usually decorated with carved and painted designs on one side. The boards were carved by important men of an extended family or clan. In the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, men lived apart from women and uninitiated boys. Their houses had designated areas or shrines created for the display of items that indicated personal status and clan identity. Multiple boards were placed in these shrines and served as reminders to their owners about their responsibility to the clan and the community. Embodied Spirits is the first book devoted exclusively to the subject and presents the numerous styles of spirit boards. Full-page color photographs illustrate the boards of each region, selected from noted international and private collections. The description includes detailed collection history, provenance, publication, and exhibition information for each work. Additionally, contextual historical photographs show the actual spirit boards in situ or similar examples from corresponding time periods.
