Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa (Paperback)
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa
EN NWISBN: 9780956996305 bzw. 0956996302, in Englisch, Kelim Press, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, 3-5 days.
Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian Desert near the border with Libya. Until a tarmacadamed road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested in its crafts of basketry, pottery and embroidery and in its styles of costume and silverwork. The most visible and celebrated example of this was the silver jewellery which was worn by women in abundance at weddings and other ceremonies. Based on conversations with women and men in the oasis and with reference to old texts, this book describes the jewellery and costume at this highpoint of Siwan culture against the backdrop of its date gardens and springs, social life, and dramatic history. It attempts to place the women s jewellery, costume, and embroidery into social perspective, and describes how they were used in ceremonies and everyday life and how they were related to their beliefs and attitudes to the world. The book also describes how, in the second half of the twentieth century, the arrival of the road and of television brought drastic change, and the oasis was exposed to the styles and fashions of the outside world and how the traditional silver ornaments were gradually replaced by gold.
Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian Desert near the border with Libya. Until a tarmacadamed road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested in its crafts of basketry, pottery and embroidery and in its styles of costume and silverwork. The most visible and celebrated example of this was the silver jewellery which was worn by women in abundance at weddings and other ceremonies. Based on conversations with women and men in the oasis and with reference to old texts, this book describes the jewellery and costume at this highpoint of Siwan culture against the backdrop of its date gardens and springs, social life, and dramatic history. It attempts to place the women s jewellery, costume, and embroidery into social perspective, and describes how they were used in ceremonies and everyday life and how they were related to their beliefs and attitudes to the world. The book also describes how, in the second half of the twentieth century, the arrival of the road and of television brought drastic change, and the oasis was exposed to the styles and fashions of the outside world and how the traditional silver ornaments were gradually replaced by gold.
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa
~EN PB USISBN: 9780956996305 bzw. 0956996302, vermutlich in Englisch, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa (2011)
~EN PB USISBN: 9780956996305 bzw. 0956996302, vermutlich in Englisch, Kelim Press, London, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa by Margaret Mary Vale, 2011-11-30. Paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooks, WEST SUSSEX, Goring-By-Sea, [RE:3].
Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa by Margaret Mary Vale, 2011-11-30. Paperback.
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa (Paperback) (2011)
~EN PB NWISBN: 9780956996305 bzw. 0956996302, vermutlich in Englisch, Kelim Press, United Kingdom, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Free shipping.
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa (Paperback) (2011)
~EN PB NWISBN: 9780956996305 bzw. 0956996302, vermutlich in Englisch, Kelim Press, United Kingdom, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Free shipping.
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Language: N/A. Brand New Book.
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Sand and Silver: Jewellery, Costume, and Life in the Oasis of Siwa
~EN PB USISBN: 9780956996305 bzw. 0956996302, vermutlich in Englisch, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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Paperback. Very Good.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, World of Books Ltd.
Paperback. Very Good.
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