Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa
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- ISBN13: 9780500288054
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product DescriptionThe scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years. The nomadic people who inhabit the valley share a gift for body painting and elaborate adornments borrowed from nature, and Hans Silvester has captured the results in a series of photographs made over the course of numerous trips. . . . More >>
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Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa
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December 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I never received this item (Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa by Hans Silvester, purchased 12/16/08). First it was to take 3-4 weeks to ship. Then when it did not arrive I followed up with CitiReading and found it had been shipped. CitiReading gave me no date of shipment, said they had been unsuccessful in tracing the shipment, and the copy shipped was the last one they had. So Amazon has given me a credit on my card.
This item should have been removed from Amazon’s available list.
WB Leatherbee
Rating: 1 / 5
December 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
The sub title, “Decoration from Africa” is literally correct but substantially misleading. This is a book of sumptuous photographs of young and beautiful inhabitants of Ethiopia’s Omo valley. There are essentially no pictures of day to day life or the true context of these people’s lives. This book is not about daily life, nor does it pretend to be, but by describing its content as tribal decoration from Africa it promises something authentic. However, nearly everyone here is decked out in face and body paint and draped in a salad bar of lush leaves, sensual pods and pretty flowers. Are they decorating themselves out of some tribal tradition, or for the benefit of the potographer? Travel to southern Ethiopia has become very much easier in recent years. Small groups of intrepid tourists now visit the Omo frequently where as 20 years ago such visits were rare and arduous. Published images from the 80s will show villagers less flamboyantly made up. What appears to be happening is that a fashion show for foreigners is under way, much as what happened in the Nuba Hills of Sudan after Leni Reifenstahl published her famous photo essay hald a century ago. A more accurate title for this book would have been New Fashions: Tribal Children Decorate Themselves for Hans Silvester.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 28th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I am an artist and this book has been such an inspiration to me. These people are absolutely beautiful, the photography is beautiful and it is all presented with elegance and simplicity. This books takes my breath away and I am mesmerized everyday when I open it’s pages.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 28th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Beautiful imagery. It will have you near tears. . . One of my most precious finds in recent months. . . the faces, the creativity, raw natural talent. Unbelievable. A wonderful book to draw inspiration from.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 28th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
My interest in this subject (the people of the Omo valley in Ethiopia) started with a YouTube (called The People of Omo) that I had sent to me. I googled the photographer (Hans Silvester) and found 2 books that were available here, and VERY reasonably priced. I jumped to purchase them- LOVE his work- wonderful photo artist/journalist.
The poignant beauty of this primitive (but VERY detailed and artistic)body painting is a way of life, and the variety of plants and flowers these people incorporate into their elaborate body art is exquisite.
I’d recommend any of Hans Silvester’s photography books; apparently, he has many more. Wonderful eye for form,light and texture.
Rating: 5 / 5