Art of being Tuareg : Sahara nomads in a modern world

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  1. 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].
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  1. 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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Additional authors
  1. Seligman, Thomas K.
  2. Loughran, Kristyne.
  3. Bernus, Edmond.
  4. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.
  5. University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
Description
  1. 291 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 31 cm
Subject
  1. Tuaregs > Material culture > Exhibitions
  2. Art, Tuareg > Exhibitions
  3. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Exhibitions
  4. University of California, Los Angeles > Fowler Museum of Cultural History > Exhibitions
  5. Tuaregs > Social life and customs > Exhibitions
Contents
  1. 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
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. "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)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-278) and index.