Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world
- Title
- Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world / edited by Thomas K. Seligman and Kristyne Loughran ; with essays contributed by Edmond Bernus [and others].
- Published by
- Los Angeles : Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University : UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, [2006], ©2006.
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- Description
- 291 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 31 cm
- Subject
- Contents
- 1. An Introduction to the Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman -- The Sahara / Thomas K. Seligman -- 2. Poetry as a Reflection of Tuareg Cultural Values and Identity / Gian Carlo Castelli Gattinara -- Tifinar / Kristyne Loughran -- 3. The Inadan, Makers of Amazigh Identity: The Case of the Air Region / Mohamed Ag Ewangaye -- Indigenous Beliefs and Islam / Thomas K. Seligman -- 4. The Tuareg Artisan: From Technician to Mediator / Edmond Bernus -- The Stuff of Life: Tent, Food, Weapons / Kristyne Loughran -- 5. Tuareg Music: From Acoustic to Electric / Francois Borel -- Tea / Thomas K. Seligman -- 6. Dress, Identity, and Gender in Tuareg Culture and Society / Susan Rasmussen -- Personal Beautification and Grooming / Kristyne Loughran -- 7. Tuareg Women and Their Jewelry / Kristyne Loughran -- Does It Have to Be Beautiful to Empower? / Kristyne Loughran -- Tuareg Jewelry / Kristyne Loughran -- 8. The Art of Being Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman -- Upon Request: Commissions with Saidi Oumba and Andi Ouhoulou / Thomas K. Seligman -- 9. The Cross of Agadez (Tenaghalt tan Agadez) / Kristyne Loughran and Thomas K. Seligman -- African Symbols in the Larger World / Thomas K. Seligman -- 10. A l'Atelier / Jean-Yves Brizot.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Note
- "Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University and the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, part of UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-278) and index.