Author: Biebuyck Daniel P.; Abbeele Nelly van den.
Title: power of headdresses: A cross-cultural study of forms and functions. ** number; 24 of 50 numbered exemplares.
Description: Brussels, Tendi, 1984 Hardcover with dusjacket, 294 pages, *** numbered copie ; number; 24 of 50 exemplares. 305x225mm text in English. ¶ The headdresses were worn by initiates, hunters and warriors, religious dignitaries and healers, rulers and notables, unmarried girls, married women, and young mothers. Some examples also include iron, copper, silver, and gold. Powerful Headdresses illustrates and explains / Le pouvoir de la Coiffe. Etude transculturelle sur les coiffes en Afrique, au Magreb, en Asie, sur les iles du Pacifique, et en Amerique. Collection d'arts premiers de Mrs Van den Abeele (Bruxelles).

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