Research Catalog

Title

Africa / written by Yvonne Ayo ; photographed by Ray Moller & Geoff Dann.

Author

Ayo, Yvonne.

Publication

London : Dorling Kindersley, 1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Moller, Ray
• Dann, Geoff

Description

63 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

Discover the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills, and crafts of the peoples of this ancient continent of Africa.

Series Statement

Eyewitness guides

Uniform Title

Eyewitness guides ; 61

Subjects

• Juvenile works
• History
• Africa > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature
• Africa > History > Juvenile literature

Genre/Form

• History
• Juvenile works

Note

• Includes index.
• "61"--Spine.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

See the gold King Kofi-Karikari of the Asante; a priest's costume made of birds' feathers; a traveller's magic charm; the flywhisks and crowns of the Obas of Nigeria; the incredible distorted masks of the Bamileke of Cameroon. Learn how bronzes were made by the lost wax process; about the journey of a slave from Africa to North America; how elephants were trapped by hunter-gatherers; what life in a compound is like; how much metal can buy a wife. Discover what Fulani warriors and their horses wore into battle; how a thatched house is built; the mysteries of the secret societies; how gourds are carved and much, much more. A land of contrasts. A place to live. Great civilizations. Building a house. Home life. Life in the compound. Finding food. Pattern and colour. Sport and entertainment. Female dress. Male attire. Self-adornment. Rulers and leaders. Religion and beliefs. Myth and magic. Medicine and healing. A way of death. Nations at war. Into battle. Weapons and armour. Barter and exchange. A slave's journey. Crafts and skills. The lost-wax process. Gold of the Asante. Masks and masquerade. Musical instruments. Masquerade performed.

ISBN

0751360554

LCCN

gb^96042834^

OCLC

• 34606251
• SCSB-12578125

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library